USII.4A Westward Expansion Review

What was the main reason for westward expansion following the Civil War?

• Desire for adventure

• Escape from cyclical poverty and white intimidation and violence

• Immigration of workers from China

• Population growth and technological advances

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Which act enabled the settlement of land during westward expansion?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Transcontinental Railroad Act

• American Indian Boarding School Act

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What impact did westward expansion have on American Indians?

• Increased population through warfare

• Forced relocation from traditional lands to reservations

• Assimilation attempts through American Indian boarding schools

• Reduced American Indian homelands through broken treaties

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Who built much of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Former enslaved African Americans

• Chinese workers

• American Indians

• White settlers

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What event reduced the American Indian population during westward expansion?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Discovery of gold and silver

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Technological advances

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