US History Fall Review #3

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What was the MAIN reason for the Westward expansion in the United States?

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Search for new farm lands

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Which of the following was a significant impact of the Westward expansion on Native American tribes? They were able to maintain their traditional way of life, They were forced to assimilate into white American culture, They were given equal rights and opportunities as the settlers

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They were forced to assimilate into white American culture

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What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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To connect the eastern and western coasts of the United States

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What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

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to encourage settlement and development of the western United States.

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Which invention played a significant role in the US Westward expansion by making it easier to transport goods and people across long distances? Options: telegraph, steamboat, railroad

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railroad

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Industries ______________ during the 1800's.

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increased

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Industrialization is the ...

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shift to large-scale production

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Overcrowding, High crime rate, Poor sanitation. In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

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rapid urbanization

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In the latter half of the 1800s, a large labor supply, an abundance of natural resources, and the construction of new railroads contributed most directly to the

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growth of American industry and the Second Industrial Revolution

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Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?

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regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers