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WorksheetsUnit 1 - Westward Expansion review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why were railroads an important aspect of westward expansion?
They strengthened defense against foregn invasion
They connected different parts of the country, making it easier to relocate
They allowed Native Americans to travel feely across the nation.
They simplified the transition from an agricultural society to an industrial economy.
Why did westward expansion increase conflict between the US government and Native Americans?
Native American groups threatened to ally with Mexico to win land back.
The government tried to force Native Americans to relocate to reservations.
Settlers often pushed Native Americans off their hunting grounds.
Native Americans were forced to serve in the US army.
Which of the following were true of the Homestead Act of 1862? (mark all that apply)
It offered cheap western land to settlers.
It increased western expansion.
It financed improvements in agricultural technology.
It opened Atlantic fishing rights to eastern sailors.
Boomtowns grew rapidly in the West due to a lot of __________.
rich farmland
manufacturing industries
mining opportunities
cattle ranches
The belief that is was an American right to expand the country to the Pacific Ocean was called ____________.
manifest destiny
Emancipation Proclamation
Bill of Rights
Monroe Doctorine
What brought over 300,000 people to California and eventually led to statehood?
gold rush
Emancipation Proclamation
cattle ranching
Homestead Act
Which of the following doubled the size of the US?
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Gadsden Purchase
Ready for a journey back in time? Which act, passed by Congress, was a major play in encouraging folks to pack up and head westward?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Homestead Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What precious metal was found in California in 1848?
Platinum
Coal
Silver
Gold
The Trail of Tears is associated with the forced relocation of which people?
Native Americans
Mexicans
the poor
Freedmen
