Lesson Recap: 2

The Homestead Act of 1862 promoted the development of western lands by -

• creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

• providing cheap land to settlers

• removing all restrictions on immigration

• moving Native American Indian to reservations

The belief that the United States was “destined” to expand its territory beyond the western frontier.

• Westward Expansion

• Homestead Act

• The Oregon Trail

• Manifest Destiny

The imaginary border that Americans aimed to cross in order to fulfill Manifest Destiny was called the -

• The Oregon Trail

• Demography

• Frontier

• Wilderness

Both the California and Klondike Gold Rush led to which of the following:

• New territories and States

• Deadly diseases

• Decrease in population in the major cities

• Peaceful treaties with the Natives

U.S. Government drove Indians to specific lands that was set aside solely for the Native Americans to live on. What are these lands called?

• Great Plains

• Homestead Towns

• Frontiers

• Reservations

What are the two major "pull factors" you've learned about so far that convinced white settlers to move out West?

• Manifest Destiny & The Oregon Trail

• The Homestead Act & The Gold Rush

• Overcrowded Cities & The Oregon Trail

• Mining Towns & The Gold Rush