U.S. Westward Expansion

I. Many Americans went westward believing in Manifest Destiny, the idea that-

• All Americans had an equal chance making a fortune out west

• The United States was destined by God to expand westward

• That all who immigrated to the US should be treated equally

• That Native Americans could be peacefully assimilated

3) What were the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad? (Pick TWO)

• It allowed for the rise of the steel industry

• It connected the United States by rail from east coast to west coast

• It lead to increased the population in western cities

• The population in urban centers grew drastically

3) What was the economic impact of the Transcontinental railroad?

• It made shipping farmer's goods and traveling across the country cheaper

• Conflicts with the Native Americans increased

• The US government made millions from the Homestead Act

• It caused a decrease in taxes on big business

Which phrases best describe the physical characteristics of the Great Plains? (Choose 3)

• plentiful forests

• tough, dry soil

• fertile and easy-to-cultivate soil

• treeless grasslands

• limited water resources

Some of the growth of farms in the Great Plains was due to the __________ , which gave free land to families.

• Farming Rights Act

• Lend Lease Act

• Homestead Act

How did early white settlers of the Great Plains use their environment to make homes?

• They used the abundant trees on the plains to construct homes.

• They used bricks of prairie sod to construct homes.

• They used buffalo hides to construct easily movable homes.

• They used bundles of prairie wheat to construct homes.

What was the role of the Buffalo Soldiers?

• They built the railroads that were heading West.

• They delivered the mail by riding on buffalo.

• They protected settlers from attacks by American Indians.

• They taught settlers how to hunt buffalo.

a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

• immigrant

• settler

• pioneer

• homesteader

a person who lives in a new country or area

• immigrant

• pioneer

• homesteader

• settler

a house and the surrounding land owned by a family

• farm

• cultivate

• homestead

• Great Plains