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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the combined influences of the Homestead Act and the Transcontinental Railroad shape the cultural landscape of the West?
They led to dominant European cultural expression.
They resulted in a preservation of native American cultures.
They significantly hindered cultural evolution and engaged largely in cultural preservation.
They cultivated a richly diverse, multicultural society with settlers from various backgrounds.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Economically speaking, how did the Homestead Act influence the what types of people that settled in the West?
It brought both small farmers and richer land buyers.
It put limits on people coming from Europe to settle there.
It mostly favored the migration of middle and upper-class citizens.
It made the West mostly look the same in terms of people's money and jobs.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant outcome of the Transcontinental Railroad's construction in the context of western expansion?
It provided widespread job opportunities to native tribes.
It discouraged the migration and resettlement in the West.
It led to major population displacement of buffalo herds and native tribes.
It minimally influenced the commerce and population distribution in the West.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What major impact did the Homestead Act have on the economic structure of the west?
It reduced economic growth due to overpopulation.
It brought about a major shift towards agricultural development and mining.
It initiated a major transformation from an agrarian culture to an industrial economy.
It caused a financial crisis due to widespread land ownership and isolation of communities.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Homestead Act influence the population distribution in the United States?
It led to a large influx of settlers to the west.
It deterred migration due to high land prices.
It caused a decrease in the overall population.
It led to the establishment of numerous colonies on the East Coast.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Homestead Act influence the composition of the western population? In other words, how did the Act infuence what types of people came west due to the Homestead Act?
The Act had no impact on the composition of the western population.
The Act reduced the diversity by only granting land to a particular demographic.
The Act led to a homogeneous population, as it granted land only to U.S. citizens.
The Act increased the diversity by opening land to people regardless of race, gender, or nationality.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the Homestead Act enacted in 1862?
to deter farmers from claiming land in the west
to motivate settlers to develop land in the west
to compel settlers to buy land at inflated prices
to restrict settlers to the eastern parts of the country
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