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Westward Expansion
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Fill in the blank: Native Americans were forced to ______ when they learned English and went to American schools.
nativism
move
assimilate
farm
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A reservation is a piece of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans
False
True
3
Geography was not an issue when building the Transcontinental Railroad
True
False
4
When people moved West they faced many hardships
True
False
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The Transcontinental Railroad made traveling west
Faster
All of the above
Safer
Easier
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Choose the vocabulary word that matches the definition: The discovery of gold attracted many people to the West
Homestead Act
Gold Rush
Transcontinental Railroad
Land Rush
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What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that land should be returned to Native Americans
The belief that national parks should be created
The belief that monopolies should be eliminated
The belief that the US should expand westward
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Immigrants were used to build the Transcontinental Railroad because
They were a cheap source of labor
They weren't able to work in factories
They lived nearby
They had experience building railroads
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What is a boomtown?
A city that was built using dynamite
A city whose population grew because of the Gold Rush
A city whose population decreased because of disease
A city that was bombed during war
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Why was the Homestead Act created?
Ended the Civil War
Gave out freee land to create factories
created the Transcontinental Railroad
Gave free land to encourage people to move West
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The Transcontinental Railroad was built after which event?
World War 1
The Revolutionary War
The War of 1812
The Civil War
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Choose the vocabulary word that matches the definition: An event when people competed to claim a piece of free land
Transcontinental Railroad
Gold Rush
Homestead Act
Land rush
