WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Manifest Destiny?
God given right to expand from coast
Difficult situations or struggles
Land that was great for growing crops
A person that lives on land that doesn't belong to them
What does Temporary mean?
short period of time
long period of time
What was one of the thing that were in Land Policies
Homestead Act 1861 allowed “squatters” to claim land and keep it
People could use the land for its resources and move on (leave)
People could settle permanently (stay) and use the resources
Gave money for railroads
What does Temporary mean?
short period of time
long period of time
Which is a Russian wheat seed picture?
All of the Above
What is a Transcontinental Railroad?
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US
Helped build the TR from east to west but Americans thought they were stealing their jobs
What are some things Native Americans did
Greatly effected because they relied on buffalo
When migrants moved west, the Native American land was overtaken
Many were forced to live on reservations
providing another way to travel
What are the Rocky Mountains?
Starting point for many pioneers, 'Gateway to the West'
Mountain range that is located in the western part of the United States
Land that was great for growing crops
Carved the Grand Canyon and that flows through the Rocky Mountains
What is a Drought?
A long period of time with very little precipitation
Method of transportation during Westward Expansion
What is a American Breadbasket?
A region of the United States where a large amount of food is produced
Carved the Grand Canyon and that flows through the Rocky Mountains
