WESTWARD EXPANSION
What does “Manifest Destiny” mean?
The belief that the U.S. should expand from coast to coast.
Which animal was over-hunted during westward expansion?
Bison
What invention improved communication?
Telegraph.
People who got free land during westward expansion are called…
Homesteaders.
What mountain range did pioneers cross on the Oregon Trail?
Rocky Mountains
Name one reason people moved west.
Gold, adventure, new start, free land, jobs, escape discrimination
What act forced Indigenous nations off their land?
Indian Removal Act.
What invention improved transportation?
Steam engine
A group that protects workers’ rights is called…
A union.
What ocean did Lewis & Clark reach?
Pacific Ocean.
Who explored and mapped the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark.
Where were many tribes forced to live after removal?
Reservations
What is the term when people move from rural areas to cities?
Urbanization.
The group of African Americans who moved to Kansas were called…
Exodusters
What physical feature did Lewis & Clark NOT see?
Atlantic Ocean
What group moved to Kansas to escape discrimination?
Exodusters
Why were Indigenous people pushed out during railroad expansion?
Railroad construction cut through their land
What word describes when one company controls an entire industry?
Monopoly
Define “tenements.”
Crowded apartment buildings in cities.
Name one travel challenge pioneers faced
Weather, terrain, lack of food, rivers
What law gave settlers free land if they built a home and farmed it?
Homestead Act
“All of the above” question: Name two ways westward expansion harmed Indigenous people.
Land loss, forced removal, tricked into treaties, bison killed.
Name two negative outcomes of the Industrial Revolution.
Child labor, pollution, unsafe conditions, long hours.
The “Wild West” shown in movies is historically accurate.
False.
What two trails crossed similar physical features?
Oregon & Mormon Trail → Rocky Mountains.