A Changing Nation Review

As a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Native Americans were moved

• West of the Mississippi River

• The South

• Cananda

• Oklahoma

As a result of Indian Boarding Schools and assimilation, Native Americans lost ​ (a)   but gained ​ (b)   .

• their culture
• job skills
• their land
• social status

The Transcontinental Railroad did which of the following?

• Connected the North and South for the first time

• Allowed for the speedy and affordable transportation of goods to the Western frontier

• Allowed for speedy and affordable transportation of soldiers to the Mexican border

• Was built by slave labor

True or False

The Homestead Act and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad encouraged people to move from East to West.

• True

• False

The Constitution in the United States' ​ (a)   while the Declaration of Independence ​ (b)   .

• rule book
• created the nation

True or False:

The Confederacy won the Civil War

• True

• False

The Homestead Act gave Americans

• 40 acres and a mule

• A free horse

• Free land out West

• Free rides on the TCRR

Where did people most likely settle during the Homestead Act of 1862

(Select 1 Response)

Which statement describes how the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD affected the United States during the late 1800s?

• The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.

• The railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the East.

• The railroad contributed to population growth and increased sharecropping in the North.

• The railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks overseas.