What Act potentially gave settlers 160 acres of land after the Civil War?
USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

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Caleb Kennan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Dawes Act
Emancipation Proclamation
Homestead Act
Riverside Act
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
"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
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