Westward Expansion

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the U.S. was destined to be the best country in the world

• The idea that God gave permission to the U.S. to fight anyone they wished

• The belief that the U.S. was the most powerful country in the world, and everyone has had a duty to respect that

• The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

What was the land of the West like?

• It was easy to farm.

• It was overgrown with trees.

• It was similar to the land on the East coast.

• It was dry, had little rain, and had mountains in spots.

What first drew, or pulled people to move out West during the 1850s?

• Miners found silver and gold deposits.

• Buffalo hides were extremely valuable.

• Free land was being given out by the federal government.

• The Transcontinental Railroad made it easy to move West.

Comstock Lode was...

• A fort in California

• A major silver and gold ore discovery that made more people go West

• A Native American settlement

• The name of a famous railroad company

Ghost Towns were created when...

• Mining towns stopped finding gold and silver.

• Native Americans attacked and scared off settlers

• Cattle herding settlements moved on.

• Native Americans were pushed off of their land.

What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• The railroad connected the North and South after the Civil War ended.

• The railroad allowed Native Americans to become apart of mainstream U.S. culture.

• The railroad was never completed.

• The railroad made transporting people and goods from east to west easier.

Which of the following gave out free land to potential farmers out West?

• The Reservation Act

• The Homestead Act of 1862

• The Dawes Act of 1887

• The Reconstruction Acts

What were the homsteaders forced to build their houses out of on the Great Plains?

• Wood

• Sod

• Rocks

• Sand

How did Barbed Wire and farmers impact cattlemen out West?

• There was no significant impact

• Cattlemen and farmers worked together out West.

• Barbed wire and farmers brought an end to the cattlemen's way of life.

• Native Americans and Cattlemen had similar ways of life.

Which event came first?

• Settlers came West in search of gold and silver.

• Native Americans were forced onto land reservations.

• The Transcontinental Railroad was built.

• The Homestead Act allowed for individuals to settle the West.