Unit 1 Part 1 Review

After the Civil War, the federal government ________ westward expansion.

• discouraged

• encouraged

• halted

• ignored

Settlers headed for the ________.

• Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest

• Rocky Mountains

• Southern States

The ________ gave free land to families who moved to this region.

• Homestead Act

• Land Grant Act

• Morrill Act

• Dawes Act

The U.S. government also gave land to companies to construct ________ that would connect the eastern and western United States.

• railroads

• wagon train trails

• highways

• canals

Which factors made people want to move West? (Choose 3)

• the lure of the American Dream of owning land

• the appeal of not being restrained by a legal system

• helping to build towns and governments in the West

• the discovery of gold fueled people’s hopes of gaining riches

• the romanticized cowboy who represented freedom and adventure

Which title best describes the text in the box?

• Factors that Increased Eastward Migration

• Factors that Increased Westward Migration

• Factors that Decreased Eastward Migration

• Factors that Decreased Westward Migration

Which belief contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• Americans believed they would find a better trade route to Europe.

• Americans believed the land east of the Mississippi River was not good for farming.

• Americans believed it was their right and duty to move west and occupy the entire width of the continent.

• Americans believed they would be safer if they moved west because that would put more distance between them and powerful European countries.

Which phrases best describe the physical characteristics of the Great Plains? (Choose 3)

• tough, dry soil

• treeless grasslands

• abundance of water resources

• limited water resources

• plentiful forests

To overcome the lack of trees for homes, settlers used __________ to build their homes.

• animal hide

• sod

• stone

• wood

• metal

To overcome the lack of trees to build fences for livestock, settlers used __________.

• barbed wire

• earthen bricks

• stone walls

• metal sheets

• wooden planks