Unit 1 Topic 1- Western Expansion

Where did the Exodusters settle?

• Kansas

• Colorado

• Oklahoma

• North Dakota

• California

Who became eligible to apply for a homestead after the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Chinese Immigrants

• Irish Immigrants

• African Americans

• White women

What was one of the challenges faced by the Exodusters who attempted to homestead the land in Kansas?

• Lack of available land

• Lack of transportation

• Lack of financial resources

• Lack of government support

What were the Exodusters?

• Former slaves who migrated from the South to settle in the West

• White settlers who rushed to claim homesteads in the Midwest

• Native Americans who resisted the encroachment of settlers

• European immigrants who sought economic opportunities in the United States

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To award free land to settlers
• To extend slavery into the western lands
• To establish the Northwest Territory
• To prohibit settlement by individual farmers

Who was eligible to apply for a homestead?

• 21 years old (or head of household)

• Agreed to live and farm on the homestead for at least 5 years

• Ex-confederates

• US citizens

• Chinese immigrants

Why did many Southern blacks seek to escape the South?

• To escape racial oppression and violence
• To join the Ku Klux Klan
• To establish black communities in the West
• To find better job opportunities

What impact did the Homestead Act have on land ownership in the United States?

• It prohibited the extension of slavery into the territories
• It led to the establishment of the Northwest Territory
• It facilitated the settlement of territories in the West and Midwest
• It freed up large plots of land for individual farmers

What were the reasons for the migration of African Americans known as exodusters?

• To support the Union during the Civil War

• To escape slave-like conditions in the Jim Crow South

• To establish the Northwest Territory

• To claim free land under the Homestead Act

What role did the Homestead Act play in facilitating the settlement of territories in the West and Midwest?

• It encouraged the migration of African Americans known as exodusters
• It established the Northwest Territory
• It prohibited the extension of slavery into the territories
• It awarded free land to settlers