Westward Expansion

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True or False? Sometimes the Native Americans were tricked into signing agreements they didn't fully understand.

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True

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Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

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The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny 

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Causes of Westward migration (list all except one): Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, Homestead Act, The Civil War

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The Civil War

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

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assimilation

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What did the Homestead Act do?

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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Effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

• Native Americans were moved to reservations.
• Native Americans died from new diseases.
• Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

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Native Americans were paid well for their land.

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What did Native Americans use the Buffalo for?

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All of the above (Food, Shelter, Clothing)

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What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? Options: Surfers, Coasters, Forty Niners, Raiders

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Forty Niners