Western Expansion

What happened to the population of the non- Native American settlers from 1805-1900?

• Non-native population took a sharp decline

• Non-native settlers population began to increase

• They played cowboy and indians to many times

• Non-native settlers saw no change in population

What did the west offer new settlers?

• In attempt to grow the population farmers were given animals.

• The west was offering slaves to farmers who owned land in the West

• The west was offering settlers the chance to buy land cheap

• The west was trying to become more industrialized

Who led former slaves to Kansas?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Horace Greely

• Thomas Turner

• Benjamin Singleton

Which of the following was an incentive to move west?

• Pretty views

• Mountains

• Free Plantations

• Low Land prices

What does O'Sullivan suggest Americans should be able to possess by right of Manifest Destiny?

• All land should be taken no matter who was hunting the land.

• Americans should possess all land that it can capture and take.

• Americans should be to possess the entire continent of North America.

• Americans should possess the land that we know today as the U.S.

Which resources of the western territories do you think was most desirable to Americans in 1850?

• Americans should possess the land that we know today as the U.S.

• Oil

• Pacific Ocean

• Lumber

What did America gain from western expansion?

• The Pacific Ocean

• States

• A Grammy

• Cities