3.11: Westward Expansion Flashcard

Front

What was the belief that the US should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific called?

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Which event led to the doubling of the size of the United States? Options: Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Oregon Treaty, Mexican Cession

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Louisiana Purchase

Front

What event began after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill outside Sacramento in 1848?

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Gold Rush

Front

This act of the government gave 150 acres of land for free to encourage settlement of the west.

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The Homestead Act

Front

Sodbusters or settlers constructed their homes on the plains using what materials?

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Sod/Dirt

Front

What role did the buffalo play in the lives of Plains Indians?

Back

They were a source of food, clothing, tools, and shelter.

Front

Why did many Exodusters move to Kansas in 1879? Options: to take advantage of cheap labor on new railroad lines south to Texas, to homestead new land because African Americans’ rights were challenged at the end of Reconstruction, to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state, to escape fierce competition for mining rights in Colorado, Wyoming, and California

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to homestead new land because African Americans’ rights were challenged at the end of Reconstruction

Front

How long did a settler have to improve the land before it became officially his under the Homestead Act?

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5 years

Front

As many Americans moved into the west, which ethnic group struggled the most with the new expansion? Options: African-Americans, Native Americans, White Americans, Irish-Americans

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Native Americans

Front

With the completion of this, it opened the western half of the nation to economic development.

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Transcontinental Railroad