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WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which is not one of the goals of Lewis and Clark's Expedition.
Gather Information about the landforms, plants, animals, and climates of the West.
Study the cultures of the western Native Americans.
Explore for a passage to the west.
To meet the governor of Missouri.
How did the Manifest Destiny influence Westward Expansion?
Claimed that people should migrate to the east.
Manifest Destiny encouraged people to move west and claim the territory.
Which statement best describes the experience of pioneers taking the Oregon Trail?
It was splendid and super safe.
Not many dangers
Many dangers along the trail including the physical risks of the journey
Which would most likely encouraged people to settle on the great plains.
large areas of flat land for farmers
desert terrible for growing crops
Which statement is one way that Native Americans were impacted by Westward Expansion.
They lived peacefully and did not have to move.
They became more successful in their hunting and gathering.
They lost their lands
How did the events that occurred in the west impact the Native Americans in the Great Plains?
They could no longer survive using their traditional ways.
They became friends with the settlers.
They were happy to oblige their new neighbors.
How did the Homestead Act impact Westward Expansion?
The demand for cotton increased, so the cotton gin was created.
The dangers of the Oregon trail had many physical risks.
It influenced people to move west for better opportunities.
What was the impact of the large demand of cotton in the south?
An increase in farms.
An increase in slave labor.
A decrease in slave labor.
The cotton gin impacted the need of certain resources which allows for a greater..... _______________.
opportunity
growing
profit
Which one is a major impact that the Erie Canal had on westward migration?
expanded across the Appalachian mountains.
expanded north to Canada.
Expanded to the south.
What impact did the Erie Canal have on the US economy?
Allowed people to move west.
New York became the financial capital of the world.
People made a lot of money working in the factories.
What was the main impact of the National Road in migration?
It allowed more capital resources.
Put tracks over the Appalachian Mountains for trains.
Easier route for travelers to cross the Appalachian Mountains.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact westward migration?
created an easier route for travelers to cross the Appalachian mountains.
A cheaper and faster way for more people to move westward.
Allowed more people to move south.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad influence the supply of goods in the US?
It allowed people to move westward, faster.
It increased the amount of goods transported around the nation.
It was too dangerous to transport goods along the railroad.
The Union Pacific Railroad stretched from what two major landforms. (east to west)
Pacific Ocean to Salt Lake
Salt Lake to Appalachian Mountains
Great Plains to Rocky Mountains
How did the workers stretch across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
They tunneled through the mountains.
They went over the mountains.
They went around the mountains.
Timeline, Lack of Water, Trees, and Workers impacted the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Natural and Human Resources
Human and Capital Resources
Capital Resources
Why was it important for Jefferson to gain control of New Orleans?
The US would gain control of a main location for trade.
The US would gain more land.
The US would have a great opportunity to expand.
