Western Expansion Review

The Homestead Act was when the United States government gave away ___________ to settlers.

• lumber to build homes

• plots of land

• seeds to grow crops

• wagons to travel out west

During the late 19th century, cattle drives were a common method of transporting cattle from ranches in the southern United States to railheads in the north. Which of the following trails was NOT a significant route for cattle drives?

• Chisholm Trail

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Oregon Trail

Which piece of legislation caused the Trail of Tears?

• Dawes Act

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Indian Removal Act

Which of the following connected the Eastern U.S. to the West?

• Erie Canal

• Mississippi River

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Gulf of Mexico

This law was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by offering reservation land on the condition of renouncing their tribes.

• The American Indian Citizenship Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Meat Inspection Act

What is the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of another group or nation?

• Assimilation
• Migration
• Acculturation
• Segregation

Lack of jobs, poverty, famine, war, and persecution are all examples of

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Push factors

• Pull factors

Economic opportunities (jobs), religious freedom, improved living conditions are all examples of

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Push factors

• Pull factors

The belief that the U.S. had a right and duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• The Great Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Oregon Fever

• The Monroe Doctrine

What caused a rush of people to California?

• Immigration to Mexico

• Gold

• Farmland

• Silver