Industrialization & Westward Expansion 1800s

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Increased the population of settlers in the west
• All of the above

The ultimate results of Westward Expansion were all of these EXCEPT

• the nearly complete destruction of Native American culture

• full racial equality was achieved

• western territories were settled and became states

• the transcontinental railroad connected the nation from east to west

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty
• NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
• NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
• NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

Manifest Destiny was

• the name of the first train to cross the country

• the first city established in the west

• the belief that America should expand and stretch from coast to coast

• the belief that America was too big and needed to stop expanding

To Annex land means to:

• take it over
• conquer it
• give it up to another country
• buy it

The Monroe Doctrine says that:

• All Native Americans must live west of the Mississippi River
• The U.S. would not accept new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
• New roads and bridges will be constructed throughout the west
• All Americans deserve healthcare

The U.S. wanted to get control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.  Why did they want this area? 

• The river was in the U.S. 
• The port was used by Spain and they could get into the U.S. 
• The port and river were needed for trade in North America
• The U.S. did not want Native Americans to have it 

Some people questioned Jefferson's role in the Louisiana Purchase.  Why? 

• Constitution did not state that he could buy land 
• Western land was opening the U.S. to threats 
• the land made the U.S. twice as big
• We were not allies with the French 

The U.S. wanted to use the land out west.  What was the way the U.S. settled the issue with Native Americans living on the land out west?

• Treaties that were kept by both sides 
• Indian Removal Act 
• U.S. offered to pay full price for Indian lands 
• The U.S. offered the Natives a seat in Congress to help them decide what to do 

What government grant gave 160 acres of land to pioneers to farm for 5 years?

• New Land Act
• Homestead Act
• Free Land Act
• Welcome Home Act