U5 Westward Movement Quiz

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Westward Movement Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the primary motivation for many settlers moving westward in the 19th century? A) Religious freedom
   B) Economic opportunities
   C) Military service
   D) Political stability
   Answer: B) Economic opportunities

2. Which legislation, passed in 1862, encouraged westward migration by providing land to settlers? A) Morrill Act
   B) Homestead Act
   C) Pacific Railway Act
   D) Dawes Act
   Answer: B) Homestead Act

3. What famous trail was used by pioneers traveling to Oregon in the mid-1800s? A) California Trail
   B) Oregon Trail
   C) Santa Fe Trail
   D) Mormon Trail
   Answer: B) Oregon Trail

4. Which landmark is famously associated with the California Gold Rush of 1849? A) Yellowstone National Park
   B) Yosemite Valley
   C) Sutter's Mill
   D) The Alamo
   Answer: C) Sutter's Mill

5. The idea that Americans were destined to expand across the continent was known as what? A) Manifest Destiny
   B) American Exceptionalism
   C) Frontier Thesis
   D) The Great Migration
   Answer: A) Manifest Destiny

True or False Questions

6. True or False: The Homestead Act allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of land for a small fee, provided they improved the land by building a dwelling on it.
   Answer: True

7. True or False: The Pony Express was established to deliver mail quickly across the western territories.
   Answer: True

8. True or False: The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1850.
   Answer: False (It was completed in 1869.)

Short Answer Questions

9. Name one major effect of westward expansion on Native American populations.
   Answer: The displacement of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands and often violent conflicts.

10. What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase of 1854?
    Answer: It allowed the U.S. to acquire land (present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico) to facilitate southern transcontinental railroad routes.

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