Unit 1 - Westward Expansion review

Why were railroads an important aspect of westward expansion?

• They strengthened defense against foregn invasion

• They connected different parts of the country, making it easier to relocate

• They allowed Native Americans to travel feely across the nation.

• They simplified the transition from an agricultural society to an industrial economy.

Why did westward expansion increase conflict between the US government and Native Americans?

• Native American groups threatened to ally with Mexico to win land back.

• The government tried to force Native Americans to relocate to reservations.

• Settlers often pushed Native Americans off their hunting grounds.

• Native Americans were forced to serve in the US army.

Which of the following were true of the Homestead Act of 1862? (mark all that apply)

• It offered cheap western land to settlers.

• It increased western expansion.

• It financed improvements in agricultural technology.

• It opened Atlantic fishing rights to eastern sailors.

Boomtowns grew rapidly in the West due to a lot of __________.

• rich farmland

• manufacturing industries

• mining opportunities

• cattle ranches

The belief that is was an American right to expand the country to the Pacific Ocean was called ____________.

• manifest destiny

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

• Monroe Doctorine

What brought over 300,000 people to California and eventually led to statehood?

• gold rush

• Emancipation Proclamation

• cattle ranching

• Homestead Act

Which of the following doubled the size of the US?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• Gadsden Purchase

Ready for a journey back in time? Which act, passed by Congress, was a major play in encouraging folks to pack up and head westward?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Homestead Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What precious metal was found in California in 1848?

• Platinum

• Coal

• Silver

• Gold

The Trail of Tears is associated with the forced relocation of which people?

• Native Americans

• Mexicans

• the poor

• Freedmen