American History 2 Unit 1 Review

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the US should expand its borders across the continent

• The belief that the US should not expand its borders across the continent

• The belief that the US should expand its religion across the continent

• The belief that the US should not expand its religion across the continent

What is the basis for manifest destiny?

• Religious beliefs

• Economic supremacy

• American exceptionalism

• US is a shining light on a hill

What is the Homestead Act?

• An act that gives Native Americans land in the west if they purchase it

• An act that prevents any citizens from purchasing large lots of land in the west

• An act that allows foreigners to purchase land in the west

• An act that allows citizens to purchase land in the west

what was the maximum number of acres that could be bought by a single citizen?

• 160

• 2,000

• 50

• 1/4

What was a key provision of the Homestead Act?

• The purchaser had to live on and improve the land

• The purchaser had to convert to christianity

• The purchaser had to swear allegiance to the new territory/state they'd live in

• The purchaser had to build a corn farm on their land

Which of these is NOT a technology of Westward Expansion?

• Barbed Wire

• Smooth bore Rifle

• Railroads

• Telegraph

Why was barbed wire an important technology of westward expansion?

• It allowed the military to block off areas from Native American raids

• It allowed the military to defend their forts

• it allowed ranchers to hire more cowboys

• it allowed ranchers to cheaply keep in their livestock

What was the major achievement of railroads in westward expansion?

• Delivering goods in the Eastern US

• Delivering goods in the Western US

• allowing quick transportation between the entire US

• Delivering more immigrants to the West Coast

What was the Reconstruction era?

• The time after the revolutionary war where the south had to be occupied

• the time after the civil war where the south had to be occupied

• the time after the civil war where the South had to be rebuilt

• the time after the civil war where the North had to be rebuilt

What were the black codes?

• laws made by Southern states meant to oppress African Americans

• laws made by Northern states meant to liberate African Americans

• laws made by Northern states meant to oppress African Americans

• laws made by the Southern states meant to liberate African Americans