Westward Expansion

This legislation passed by Congress gave Americans free land out West if they met certain requirements.

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which of the following was NOT a requirement of the Homestead Act?

• Must be 21 years old

• Must be head of the household

• Must be able to farm the land

• Must be male

What caused the greatest migration of people to the West?

• Ellis Island

• Industrial factory jobs

• The Gold Rush

• Indian Reservations

Why did cowboys have to drive (walk) cattle from Kansas to Texas?

• Native Americans blocked access to Texas

• Railroads that transported cattle to the East did not extend to Texas

• The cattle needed exercise before they could be sold

• It was cheaper

The trail that cowboys took from Kansas to Texas was called...

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Union Pacific Trail

• The Central Pacific Trail

• The Oregon Trail

Who stood in the way of mostly white easterners who wanted to capitalize off of the West's riches?

• The Irish

• Native Americans

• Buffalo

• Chinese prospectors

What were the Western Native American's main source of food?

• corn

• deer

• buffalo

• fish

Native Americans were given two options from the US government. They could live on a reservation or they could...

• assimilate

• learn manners

• learn English

• move East

The Dawes Act created what?

• The Gold Rush

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• Indian Reservations

• Free land out West

The Ghost Dance was supposed to do what for the Natives?

• Help them connect with the strength of their ancestors to win against settlers moving West

• Bring their ancestors back from the dead

• Become immortal

• Scare the settlers moving West