Unit 1 Topic 1 Westward Expansion

The law gave settlers the chance to get __________ acres of free land from the federal government

• 100

• 120

• 140

• 160

Why did the government support homesteading?

• to encourage trade with Canada

• to encourage settlers to farm the western land

The Homestead Act:

• Encouraged westward settlement

• Granted 160 acres to every head of household

• Created Native Tension

• was an act which granted land to Natives

African Americans who left the South and migrated to the west to find a better life were:

• Exodusters

• Indentured Servants

• Freedmen

• Settlers

Based on this map, which of the statements below is NOT an accurate description of railroads in 1860?

• There were no transcontinental railroads.

• Most railroads were in the southwestern United States.

• The northeast had the most railroads.

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• east and west

What were the names of the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara, Cherokee, Cree

• Sioux, Cherokee, Hidatsa, Navajo, Muscogee

• Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole

• Chickasaw, Mandan, Sioux, Seminole, Navajo

What did the Indian Removal Act do?

• It allowed the Five Civilized Tribes to stay on their own land.

• It required the tribes to move to the new "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands in the east.

• It set a bounty for Black Hawk to be captured.

• It removed all the gold from Indian lands.

Which are NOT true about the World's Colombian Exposition?

• It was held in 1892

• It commemorated the 400th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to the New World

• It showcased new technologies and inventions

• It was held in New York City

• It presented cultures, architecture, and history from all over the US and world

The Morrill Land Grant Act provided states with _______________ acres of land so that states could use this land to fund ___________________________.

• 160 acres, the military

• 30,000 acres, public universities