Westward Expansion and the Great Plains Review

Which of the following best represents the definition for Westward Expansion?

• The act or process of the Western part of the country growing larger.

• The act or process of the Eastern part of the country growing larger.

• The act or process of the Southern part of the country growing larger.

• The act or process of the Western part of the country growing smaller.

Mark all the choices that represents reasons for increase in Westward Expansion.

• Opportunities for Land Ownership

• Possibility of Obtaining Wealth

• Assimilation Attempts and Lifestyle Changes

• Desire for Adventure

Search for gold and silver represents which of the following reasons?

• desire for adventure

• possibility of obtaining wealth

• opportunities for land ownership

• technological advances

The first transcontinental railroad represents which of the following?

• technological advances

• wheat farming

• desire for adventure

• desire for a new beginning

This picture represents which of the following?

• Opportunities for land ownership

• Desire for adventure

• Desire for new opportunities

• Possibility to Obtain Wealth

The homestead act represents which of the following?

• possibility of obtaining wealth

• desire for adventure

• opportunities for land ownership

• technological advances

Mark all of the following answer choices that represent the impact of westward expansion on native americans.

• Forced relocation from traditional lands to reservations

• reduced buffalo population through warfare and disease

• technological advances, such as the first transcontinental railroad

• opposition by Native Americans

• assimilation and lifestyle changes

What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?

• food
• wealth
• land
• a new beginning and freedom