USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

5th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

USII.4a Reasons for Westward Expansion Review

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Social Studies

5th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Caleb Kennan

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

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

Dawes Act

Emancipation Proclamation

Homestead Act

Riverside Act

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

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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

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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

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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

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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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