Manifest Destiny

What discovery brought people to California in 1848? 

• free land

• gold

• religious freedom

What happened to the Native American population as people settled in California? 

• The Native American population increased

• The Native American population decreased 

What is the phrase to describe the intended future of America to spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

• Westward Expansion

• The Gold Rush

• Manifest Destiny

Thousands of gold miners struck it rich in California.

• True

• False

Which mode of transportation tripled during this time?

• miles of canals dug to ship goods

• overland trails

• miles of railroads built

The Homestead Act gave _______ acres of land to anyone who worked the land for 5 years, had not taken up arms against the government and if they improved the land.

• 160

• 60

• 100

The aim of the Homestead Act was to populate western lands with small independent farms rather than with slaveholders.

• True

• False

What were the main results or effects of Westward Expansion?

• sectional conflict, racial conflict, prosperity for some and misery for others

• economic prosperity and poverty

• sectional and racial conflict only