Unit 2 Review

_____________________ signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

The law gave settlers the chance to get __________ acres of free land from the federal government

• 100

• 120

• 140

• 160

The Homestead Act had many goals. Select all that apply.

• to encourage settlement of the West

• to prepare for the Civil War

• to rebuild the economy after the Civil War

• to help African Americans and other poor people own land

Even for those who afford all of the supplies needed to farm the land, farming was NOT easy.

• true

• false

What did the Homestead Act offer?

• a new home for travelers

• a stop along the Oregon Trail

• free land after 5 years of living on it.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

• Promontory, Utah

Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

• pony express

• stage coach

• Liberty Bell

• telegraph

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

• The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

• The workers started fighting with them.

• The railroad kept them from migrating.

• Native Americans didn't like trains.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

• Japan and Germany

• China and Ireland

• China and Germany

• Ireland and Japan