USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

What Act potentially gave settlers 160 acres of land after the Civil War?

• Dawes Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Homestead Act

• Riverside Act

Which technological advancement allowed for the movement of people, goods, and items over long distances in relatively short periods of time?

• Barbed Wire

• Sod Houses

• Sailboats

• Railroad

Many people traveled West looking for gold, silver, and other valuable resources. Which reason below best describes the above sentence?

• Desire for Adventure

• Possibility of Obtaining Wealth

• Desire for a New Beginning for formerly enlaved African Americans

• Escape from Cyclical Poverty

Many people traveled West based on stories, newspaper articles, and word-of-mouth. The tales told about life in the West were wild and interesting. Based on the above sentence, which of the following best describes why some settlers moved West?

• Desire for Adventure

• Possibility of Obtaining Wealth

• Desire for a New Beginning for Formerly Enslaved African Americans

• Escape from Cyclical Poverty

Following the 13th Amendment and the abolition of slavery, Jim Crow Laws rose to prominence in the South. Many left the South looking for better opportunities in the West. Based on the above statement, which of the following best describes why some settlers moved West?

• Possibility of obtaining wealth

• Desire for adventure

• Desire for a new beginning for formerly enslaved African Americans

• Escape from cyclical poverty

Many in Eastern cities lived in poor conditions with few options to better themselves. Based on the above sentence, which of the following best describes why some settlers moved West?

• Escape from cyclical poverty

• Desire for a new beginning for formerly enslaved African Americans

• Desire for adventure

• Possibility of obtaining wealth

"Slavery has kept me and my family oppressed for generations. I want to live in a place where I can be free and pursue a happy life." Which of the following groups was most likely to identify with the above statement?

• Immigrants

• Women

• African Americans

• Impoverished people in the Eastern United States

"I want to vote and participate in civic society. If I move, I can have those rights in local elections in some places." Which of the following groups was most likely to identify with the above statement?

• Immigrants

• Women

• African Americans

• Impoverished people in the Eastern US

"Life was terrible in Ireland. I was starving. I want to own land, find gold, and raise a family." Which of the following groups best identifies with this statement?

• Immigrants

• Women

• African Americans

• Impoverished people in the Eastern US

"I have lived poorly for most of my life in America. I want to move to a new place with new opportunities." Which of the following groups best identifies with this statement?

• Immigrants

• Women

• African Americans

• Impoverished People in the Eastern US