What was the population of San Francisco before the Gold Rush in 1848?
Westward Expansion and the Gold Rush

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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About 30,000 residents
About 1,000 residents
About 15,000 residents
About 150,000 residents
2.
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Who coined the term 'Manifest Destiny'?
John Gast
A New York journalist
A California miner
John O'Sullivan
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the main reason immigrants were drawn to the West?
Religious freedom
Cultural freedom
Economic opportunities
Educational purposes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which act granted 160 acres of land for free to settlers in the West?
The Homestead Act
The Land Grant Act
The Gold Rush Act
The Pacific Railway Act
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What did the Transcontinental Railroad reduce the travel time across the country to?
Six weeks
Six months
Six days
Six hours
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What did the Homestead Act require from settlers to keep their land?
To discover gold
To pledge allegiance to the US
To build a railroad
To make improvements within five years
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What symbolizes American civilization in John Gast's painting 'American Progress'?
Gold mines
Factories
Skyscrapers
Railroads and covered wagons
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