Westward Expansion Snapshot Quiz 1

These two groups of immigrants were mainly responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad

• Irish and Spanish

• Chinese and Spanish

• Spanish and Canadians

• Chinese and Irish

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The title of the Act (law) that enabled the building of the Transcontinental Railroad was

• The East to West Act

• The Pacific Railway Act

• The Atlantic Railway Act

• The Nebraska-Sacramento Act

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The main area that was settled by Homesteaders was

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plains

• Sierra Nevada

• Great Basin

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Which of the following was NOT a requirement to be eligible for the Homestead Act?

• 21 years old

• U.S. Citizen or apply to be one

• fought for the Confederacy during Civil War

• Head of Household

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How many years did Homesteaders have to live on their homestead before officially becoming their property?

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

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The idea that America will expand across the continent spreading it's economic, social, and political ideas was called

• Inevitable Destiny

• Manifest Destiny

• The American Way

• The Western Way

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