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Lesson 2- Motivations for Westward Expansion Quiz

Authored by James McCune

History

8th Grade

Lesson 2- Motivations for Westward Expansion Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

To provide free education to settlers

To offer 160 acres of free land to settlers who would farm and improve it

To build railroads across the West

To encourage mining in California

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event attracted many settlers to the West in search of wealth during the mid-1800s?

The Industrial Revolution

The Gold Rush

The Civil War

The Boston Tea Party

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?

Industrialization

Manifest Destiny

Homesteading

Reconstruction

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   and Ranchers moved ​ (b)   to escape crowded ​ (c)   cities and seek new opportunities in farming and ranching?

Missionaries

Railroad workers

Gold miners

Homesteaders
West
Eastern

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a major economic opportunity that motivated settlers to move West?

Access to European markets

Farmland and mining opportunities

Urban factory jobs

Political office

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the construction of the transcontinental railroad contribute to Westward Expansion?

It made travel to the West slower and more dangerous

It provided faster and easier transportation for people and goods

It limited access to Western lands

It discouraged settlement in the West

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain how the Homestead Act encouraged people to settle in the West.

By offering free land to those willing to farm and improve it

By providing free gold to settlers

By building schools in the West

By banning railroads in the region

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