Westward Expansion-Part 3

What impact did the Battle of Little Bighorn have on westward expansion?

• The American Indians stopped fighting American soldiers and relocated to reservations.

• Because the American Indians won, they were allowed to keep their land.

• It put an end to the conflict between American Indians and American soldiers.

• Amerian Indians won, which outraged Americans back east. The conflict between the two parties intensified.

What were THREE effects of the California Gold Rush?

• increased pollution of rivers and lakes due to mining

• a decrease in the value of gold due to the supply increase

• improved relationships between the US and Mexico

• the forceful removal of American Indians from their lands

• significant improvements in transportation to California

After the Battle of the Alamo, “remember the Alamo:” became a rallying cry for what cause?

• the independence of Texas

• forcing the British out of Canda

• forcing the French out of Louisiana

• the independence of the U.S.

The California Gold Rush had many effects on westward expansion, select TWO below:

• As people moved towards California, the American Indians were left alone.

• Mining towns sprang up whenever gold was found.

• There became a mass flood of people wanted to move west.

• People in the east refused to travel west because of possible dangers.

When Texas won it's independence from Mexico, it remained an independent nation apart from United States for _______ years.

• 5

• 2

• 0

• 9

Choose 3 reasons that individuals moved west during the westward expansion.

• King George III imposed too many taxes

• The belief in Manifest Destiny

• The Homestead Act announcing free/inexpensive land for the "first come, first serve"

• Southerners wanting to move to Texas to start a cotton farm

• Native Americans pushing them west

________ is a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.

• westward mover

• Native American

• migrant

• gold digger

49ers were lured by _______ to move to California.

• the promise of new land

• the hopes of better crops

• the freedom to worship their religion

• gold

Choose 3 physical land features that served as barriers for the migrants as they moved west.

• Mississippi River

• The glaciers

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains