Westward Expansion 1
What was the name of the belief that settlers had the God given right to expand the nation?
Manifest Destiny
Name two things Native Americans used buffalo for
Food, clothing, shoes, weapons, fuel, buckets, EVERYTHING
The Industrial Revolution changed our economy from relying mainly on farming to relying mainly on ...
Factories
Name three physical obstacles settlers faced when moving west.
Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Mississippi River
The name for a town that flourished due to the discovery of gold was a boomtown. What was the name of a town when the gold ran out and people moved away?
The Homestead Act led to which of the following:
- Increased conflicts with Native Americans
- Immigration from the United States to China
- Less materials needed to be shipped west
Increased conflicts with Native Americans
Name one invention of new technology that made farming easier during Westward Expansion and explain why it was important
Steel Plow- Could dig through the hard soil easier
Mechanical Reaper- Made it easier to collect crops in a shorter amount of time
Barbed Wire- Prevented animals from wandering onto private land
Windmill- Used natural energy from the wind to create power
Being able to transport goods across the country was made easier due to the creation of this
Transcontinental Railroad
Name one of the years Westward Expansion took place in the U.S.
Acceptable answers are anywhere between 1803-1900.
Name two people that invented something during the Industrial Revolution
Alexander Graham Bell- Telephone
Thomas Edison- Lightbulb
Wright Brothers- Airplane
Besides Native Americans, name one group of people that faced hardship due to the Transcontinental Railroad
Asian or European immigrants
Name the two companies responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad