Exploring Westward Expansion Concepts

What was the idea called that suggested the United States had a mission to spread democracy and civilization across the continent?

• Pioneer Spirit

• American Dream

• Continental Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

What did the goddess in the art from the period of Manifest Destiny represent?

• Native American culture

• American progress

• European influence

• Environmental conservation

Who were the original settlers in the western wilderness?

• Trappers and mountain men

• Farmers

• Gold miners

• Railroad workers

What did the Homestead Act offer to settlers?

• Free transportation

• Free land for farming

• Gold mining rights

• Railroad jobs

Which event in 1849 attracted fortune seekers from around the world?

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Homestead Act

• The California Gold Rush

• The Oregon Trail

What was the main purpose of the Oregon Trail?

• To transport goods

• To find gold

• To build railroads

• To migrate settlers to the west

Which group moved to the Utah territory to escape persecution?

• Mormon church members

• Railroad workers

• Gold miners

• Trappers

What was the impact of the pioneers' arrival on Native Americans?

• Peaceful coexistence

• Threat to their way of life

• Increased land for Native Americans

• Improved trade relations

What was completed in 1869 that made travel to the west coast much easier?

• The California Gold Rush

• The Oregon Trail

• The Homestead Act

• The Transcontinental Railroad

By what year had most of the land been settled and the frontier days ended?

• 1900

• 1890

• 1849

• 1869