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Westward Expansion

Authored by Payton Allison

History, Social Studies

11th Grade

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Westward Expansion
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

True or False? Sometimes the Native Americans were tricked into signing agreements they didn't fully understand

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

The belief that the U.S. was destined to be the best country in the world

The idea that God gave permission to the U.S. to fight anyone they wished

The belief that the U.S. was the most powerful country in the world, and everyone has had a duty to respect that

The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

Manifest destiny 
Monroe Doctrine 
Great Awakening 
Louisiana Purchase

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

All of the following are causes of Westward migration EXCEPT

The Civil War

Gold Rush

Manifest Destiny

Homestead Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

to bring an end to cattle drives
to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
to build the Transcontinental Railroad
to provide a market for steel plows

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

cultural diffusion

amalgamation

assimilation

cultural absorption

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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