Chapter 6 Study Material

What is an example of a “pull factor” in migration?

• High unemployment

• Lack of resources

• Job opportunities

• Natural disasters

Describe the significance of Chief John Ross in Cherokee history.

Why was Manifest Destiny an influential concept in the westward expansion of the United States?

Who enacted the Indian Removal Act, and what was its primary purpose?

• President Andrew Jackson; to relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi

• President Abraham Lincoln; to free slaves

• President Thomas Jefferson; to purchase western land

• President James Monroe; to explore the Louisiana Territory

Explain how Robert Fulton’s steamboat design impacted transportation in the United States.

What was one major limitation of flatboats for transportation?

• They could only travel upstream.

• They were slow and could not return upstream easily.

• They could not be used on any river.

• They required little labor to operate.

What were two major challenges workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

What did settlers need to do to qualify for land under the Homestead Act?

• Live on and improve the land for five years

• Pay a fee and live there for two years

• Build a business on the land within a year

• Build a town with a population of 50 or more

Describe the hardships that Native Americans faced during the Trail of Tears.

Which of the following was a primary motivation for American settlers moving westward?