Westward Expansion

What was one of the government's reasons for forcing American Indians to leave their homelands during the 1800s?

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers

• to allow the government to sell American Indian land to Canada

Use the map to answer the question. What event is this subject of this map?

• The Alamo

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Tears

The belief that the United States was destined to have all of North America.

• Tejano

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Alamo

• Manifest Destiny

How did the transcontinental railroad affect Westward Expansion?

• It increased the costs of property.

• It created jobs and made traveling to the West Coast easier.

• It separated most settlers from the Native Americans and made traveling more dangerous.

• It protected many natural resources.

Which of the following acts encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?

• Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny Act

• Organic Act

• Weeks Act

What trail did the settlers follow in order to move west?

• Oregon Trail

• Westward Path

• Oregon Path

• Mississippi River

How did these three new technologies change the settlement of the West?

• They made it possible to clear wooded areas.

• They made it possible for people to live in the Great Plains

• They made it easier for miners to find gold

• They made it easier to stop Native American attacks

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the United States?

• It stopped westward migration

• It encouraged many to settle along the West Coast and in the Midwest.

• It decreased the number of conflicts with Native Americans

• It increased the national debt.

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How did the construction of the transcontinental railroad impact Native Americans?

• New towns along the railroad routes increased wealth and trade of the Native American tribes.

• Native Americans were able to get jobs helping build the railroad

• Railroad companies paid the Native Americans for the land used for the railroad.

• The United States government gave large portions of Native American land to railroad companies.

What statement best describes the settlement of the West in the late 1800s?

• Most settlers moved to the West to look for gold and got rich quickly.

• Individuals were able to get free land but had to work very hard to farm it.

• Settlers moving west had very few obstacles to overcome.

• Native Americans owned most of the land in the West and refused to sell it to white settlers.