Westward Expansion

What is the name of the act that granted settlers 160 acres of free land

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Sherman-Anti Trust Act

• American Citizenship Act

The separation of Native tribes and land(reservations) began in 1882 with the passing of ______________.

• Homestead Act
• American Citizenship Act
• Westward Expansion Act
• Dawes Act

What did the Homestead Act promise if settlers meet all requirements?

• Citizenship
• 160 acres of free land
• Migration treaties
• Exemption from military service

Many Americans urged that Native Americans undergo Americanization--- adopting the culture of other "mainstream" Americans. What vocabulary word represents the above statement.

• Emigrant
• American Citizenship Act
• Assimilation
• Indian Removal Act

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The idea that the US was destined to expand west, because God wanted them to
• The idea that settlers would move west if given free land
• The idea that the US could remove Natives from their land

How did farmers benefit from the Transcontinental Railroad?

• By granting them 160 acres land
• By helping separate the Natives from their land
• By allowing crops/food to ship faster & from coast to coast
• By allowing settlers to see their families more often

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the west?

• By providing settlers with access to goods from coast to coast
• By raising money to build factories along the routes
• By giving funds to local leaders to build schools
• By establishing military forts along the routes

What was the goal of assimilation?

• To help settlers gain more land
• To make Natives more "American"
• To help the newly freed slaves
• To help build the Transcontinental Railroad

Which direction did the Transcontinental Railroad expand?

• North to South
• Northwest
• East to West
• Southeast

What is Chinese Exclusion Act?

• The federal law that split of tribal land to help expand west
• The 1st federal law that restricted immigration
• The federal law that granted people 160 acres of free land