Westward Expansion Post Civil War

A census measures

• the amount of company profits.

• the size of acreage.

• the number and value of minerals.

• the number of people or population.

Who was the most likely to become rich on the mining frontier?

• a mining company

• a storekeeper

• a hotel owner

• an individual miner

Who helped build the transcontinental railroad?

• settlers

• immigrants

• miners

• cowboys

Who said, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country"?

• Billy the Kid

• William Seward

• Jesse James

• Horace Greeley

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, U.S. Citizens and immigrants were given free what

• animals

• farm equipment

• land

• housing

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, U.S. Citizens and immigrants were given free what

• animals

• farm equipment

• land

• housing

Why were people traveling West?

• Economic opportunities

• For gold

• For free land

• All of the above

How did people travel to the West?

• by boat

• by car

• by covered wagon

• they walked

What mountain range did the pioneers cross?

• Colorado

• Applachian

• Rocky

• Mount Everest

Who was already living in the West?

• White people

• Europeans

• Chinese

• Native Americans