Settlement of the Western Frontier in the 1800s

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• The purpose was to restrict settlement and development of the western United States.

• The purpose was to encourage settlement and development of the western United States.

• The purpose was to promote industrialization in the eastern United States.

• The purpose was to establish a new form of government in the western United States.

Which legislation provided free land to settlers in the western territories?

• Land Grant Act

• Frontier Act

• Settlers' Rights Act

• Homestead Act

What was the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad in the settlement of the western frontier?

Which two railroad companies were involved in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Central Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad

• Amtrak, CSX Transportation

• Burlington Northern Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway

• Southern Pacific Railroad, Northern Pacific Railroad

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• A law that provided financial compensation to Native American tribes for their ancestral lands.

• A law that granted Native American tribes ownership of their ancestral lands.

• A law that authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.

• A law that prohibited Native American tribes from leaving their ancestral lands.

Which Native American tribe was involved in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Apache

• Iroquois

• Lakota Sioux

• Cherokee

Who led the Native American forces in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Geronimo

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Crazy Horse

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• A victory for the United States Army

• A draw between the Native American tribes and the United States Army

• A victory for the Native American tribes

• A victory for the British Army

What is manifest destiny?

• Belief in the division of the US into separate nations

• Belief in the isolation of the US from other countries

• Belief in the contraction of the US across North America

• Belief in the expansion of the US across North America

How did manifest destiny influence the settlement of the western frontier?

• Manifest destiny had no influence on the settlement of the western frontier.

• Manifest destiny discouraged settlement of the western frontier.

• Manifest destiny only influenced the settlement of the eastern frontier.

• Manifest destiny promoted westward expansion and encouraged settlement of the western frontier.