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Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
The Homestead Act of 1862 promoted the development of western lands by -
creating a system of dams for crop irrigation
providing cheap land to settlers
removing all restrictions on immigration
moving Native American Indian to reservations
The belief that the United States was “destined” to expand its territory beyond the western frontier.
Westward Expansion
Homestead Act
The Oregon Trail
Manifest Destiny
The imaginary border that Americans aimed to cross in order to fulfill Manifest Destiny was called the -
The Oregon Trail
Demography
Frontier
Wilderness
Both the California and Klondike Gold Rush led to which of the following:
New territories and States
Deadly diseases
Decrease in population in the major cities
Peaceful treaties with the Natives
U.S. Government drove Indians to specific lands that was set aside solely for the Native Americans to live on. What are these lands called?
Great Plains
Homestead Towns
Frontiers
Reservations
What are the two major "pull factors" you've learned about so far that convinced white settlers to move out West?
Manifest Destiny & The Oregon Trail
The Homestead Act & The Gold Rush
Overcrowded Cities & The Oregon Trail
Mining Towns & The Gold Rush
