Continued Expansion Review

Match the following vocabulary term to its definition.

• Assimilate

• A machine that communicates messages over long distances by sending signals through wires

• Social

• Relating to society or its organization 

• Telegraph

• Adopting another's culture as one's own

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7.6.a

Match the following vocabulary term to its definition.

• Displacement

• Relating to the government

• Reservation 

• Land set aside by the government for Natives

• Political

• The process of removing from the usual place or land

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7.6.a

The Indian Removal act was passed by president Andrew _______ and approved by Congress in 1830.

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7.10.e

The Indian Removal Act was motivated by the desire for ​ (a)   and resources. This act led to the first major ​ (b)   of the Native Americans by the U.S. federal government. 

• land
• displacement
• cultural assimilation
• economic growth
• territorial expansion
• Ocean

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7.10.e

How did new transportation in America lead to Native American removal?

• N.A. were displaced to make room for new transportation systems to be built

• Transportation helped Native Americans move to new lands.

• Transportation helped Native Americans fight back against settlers.

• New transportation allowed Native Americans to stay on their land.

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7.10.e

How did adding Texas to the U.S. cause tension between the North and South?

• Texas allowed slavery, which made the South happy.

• Texas was too far from the U.S. to be important.

• Texas did not allow slavery, which upset the South.

• Texas allowed slavery, which made the North upset.

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7.10.f

What does this picture represent?

• Manifest Destiny
• The War of 1812

• The Trail of Tears
• The Louisiana Purchase

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7.10.d

How did Manifest Destiny encourage westward migration?

• It made settlers believe they had a right to take land from Native Americans.

• It promised free land only to people from other countries.

• It encouraged settlers to avoid the western lands and stay in the East.

• It convinced settlers they could expand the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.

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7.10.d

What two factors made a better communication system necessary in the 1800s?

• People needed more time to send letters across the country.

• Expansion required fast communication from the East to the West.

• The telegraph was too expensive for most people to use.

• There were too many post offices, which slowed down communication.

• The Pony Express was too slow to deliver messages across the U.S.

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7.10.g

Determine if the following motivations of Westward Expansion are a push or pull factor. 

Groups:

(a) Push Factor

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(b) Pull Factor

• Gold Rush

• Mormons

• Manifest Destiny

• Homestead Act

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7.10.d