Unit 1 Topic 1 Westward Expansion

What was the primary reason for the Mormons' migration to the West?

• To find new trade routes

• To escape religious persecution

• To establish new agricultural communities

• To join the Gold Rush

Which occupation is responsible for the cattle drives?

• miners

• cowboys

• farmers

• businessman

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• the act that gave cheap land

• the law that allowed the forced migration of Native Americans

• the assimilation process

• the law that freed that slaves

Where did African Americans face less racial discrimination?

• The North

• The South

• The East

• The West

What term refers to the first British settlement in the East of the U.S.?

• The Wild West

• The Native Americans

• The 13 Colonies

• The Homestead Act

What is the name of the law that granted cheap land to farmers?

• Naturalization

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Homestead Act

• The 13 Colonies

Which group of people were responsible for the cattle drives?

• farmers

• miners

• cowboys

• boomers

What is the name of the large settlements of miners?

• boomtowns

• ghost towns

• colonies

• natives

In addition to land, what did the Homestead Act grant immigrants?

• a house

• citizenship

• animals

• a subsidy

What term refers to the process of becoming a citizen after immigration?

• naturalization

• independence

• treaty

• bribe