Westward Expansion & Immigration

What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

• Mexican Americans and Native Americans
• Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
• African Americans and European immigrants
• Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Manifest Destiny
• The Jackson Action

The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Lakes

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

What were the effects of westward expansion on Native American tribes?

• Increased economic opportunities for Native American tribes

• The effects of westward expansion on Native American tribes included displacement, violence, loss of traditional lands, broken treaties, and forced relocation onto reservations.

• Enhanced cultural preservation for Native American tribes

• Improved living conditions for Native American tribes

What were the economic opportunities that attracted people to move west during the 19th century?

• Land for farming, discovery of gold and other minerals, and potential for new businesses and industries

• Availability of advanced technology

• Abundance of water sources

• Establishment of new educational institutions

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

• Erie Canal

• Mississippi River

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Gulf of Mexico

an area of public land in the West granted to an U.S. citizens willing to settle on and farm the land

• homestead

• migrate

• frontier

• legacy

What was the main purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To protect American Indian land from being taken by settlers

• To divide tribal land into individual allotments for American Indians

• To return all lands taken from American Indians to their original owners

• To establish new reservations for American Indians

What was one major consequence of the Dawes Act for American Indian tribes?

• Gained new lands

• Increased tribal unity

• Loss of cultural practices and identity

• Strengthened self-governance