Settling the West

How did the Transcontinental Railroad change life for people in the United States?

• It allowed the US government to claim more land from Mexico

• It made it possible to ship goods from the North to the South

• It made settlers more likely to travel by wagon to the West

• It became much easier to travel from the East to the West

Manifest Destiny is the belief that

• it was right for the United States to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

• native people in the United States should be treated with respect.

• the United States should respect the land claims of other countries.

• all U.S. citizens should have the right to vote.

What is a reason that the United States wanted to expand westward?

• To have closer connections with Europe.

• To give people more room to farm, work, and build homes.

• To protect the natural environment.

• To learn about Native American cultures.

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..

• established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
• offered free land to those willing to farm it.
• offered land to gold prospectors.
• promised protection from Native Americans.

Native Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?

• Cotton
• Deer
• Buffalo
• Gold

One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..

• turn Native Americans into farmers.
• rebuild the Native American nations.
• restore the tribal ownership of land.
• encourage the Native American population to increase.

The term "sodbusters" refers to..

• railroad workers.
• Great Plains farmers.
• Oklahomans.
• cowhands.

Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.

• farm cooperative
• sooner
• Chisholm Trail
• reservation

What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?

• Hayes Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Bland-Allison Act
• Dawes Act