Westward Migration

The hardest part of traveling west for you would have been:

• Crossing the mountains

• Finding food and water

• Dealing with harsh weather

• Facing conflicts with Native Americans

What was one main reason fur traders moved west?

• To build farms

• To trade furs for profit

• To escape religious persecution

• To avoid government taxes

What innovation helped the Mormons farm in the desert?

• Windmills

• Irrigation systems

• Railroad transport

• Fertilizer technology

Travelers on the Santa Fe Trail often faced attacks by bandits.

• True

• False

The main idea of this painting is to show:

• How this process will lead to war

• The positive impact that Westward migration will have

• How Americans want independence from Britain

• Why the cities were so bad for everyone

What policy from US government got American settlers interested in moving out West?

• Homestead Act

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The American Revolution

• Promise of gold

What are two major impacts of Westward Migration on Native Americans

• More rights for Native Americans

• Loss of their homelands

• An increase in happiness

• Cultural decline

Where were Native Americans moved to under the Indian Removal Act?

• To Africa

• Caribbean

• West of the Mississippi

• Canada

What resource was found on Cherokee land that led to land lotteries and the loss of their homelands?

• Cotton

• Gold

• Money

• Hope

Westward migration was influenced by what two factors?

• culture and geography

• economics and topography

• geography and economic opportunity

• archaeology and human resources