11th STAAR Westward Expansion After the Civil War

What did the government offer to encourage people to move west after the Civil War?

The effects of westward expansion on Native American tribes included:

• Increased land ownership for Native Americans

• Loss of land and resources for Native Americans

• Improved relations with European settlers

• Economic prosperity for Native American tribes

What painting by John Gast will you examine to understand the consequences of Manifest Destiny?

• American Progress

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way

• The Oregon Trail

The frontier separates:

• countries

• oceans

• continents

• cities

The Homestead Act of 1862 provided what to American citizens?

• Free land to settlers willing to farm it for at least five years

• Tax incentives for industrial development

• Subsidies for railroad construction

• Grants for educational institutions

Who could become the owner of a homestead according to the Homestead Act?

• Any U.S. citizen or intended citizen who had never borne arms against the U.S. government

• Only U.S. citizens who were male

• Only U.S. citizens who were female

• Any U.S. citizen regardless of their history with the U.S. government

How many acres is a homestead according to the Homestead Act?

• 160 acres

• 320 acres

• 640 acres

• 80 acres

What was the requirement for a homesteader to keep the land according to the Homestead Act?

• Live on the land for 5 years and improve it

• Pay a fee of $100

• Build a house within 1 year

• Plant crops within 6 months

What was one effect of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• It helped wealthy families acquire more land.

• It helped poor families who couldn’t afford land in the eastern states.

• It restricted farm workers from owning land.

• It led to the Exodus of 1879.

The Homestead Act of 1862 benefited farm workers by:

• providing free land to settlers willing to farm it

• offering financial subsidies to established farmers

• guaranteeing employment for farm workers

• reducing taxes on agricultural products