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WESTWARD EXPANSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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WESTWARD EXPANSION QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
What is Manifest Destiny? - ANSWER The belief that it was God's will for the United States to stretch
from Atlantic coast to Pacific coast, by any means necessary
Why was the Transcontinental Railroad important to westward expansion? - ANSWER The
Transcontinental Railroad made it faster to travel east and west and to move goods and food from coast
to coast.
Why did thousands of people rush to California in 1849? - ANSWER To mine for gold.
How long did it take for cowboys to move cattle from the plains of Texas to markets near the railroad? -
ANSWER Two to three months of 18 hour days.
What are two key details of the Homestead Act of 1862? - ANSWER People got up to 160 acres of land.
They had to stay on the land for 5 years.
They had to make improvements to the land.
Anyone could apply.
What were four causes of Westward Expansion? - ANSWER 1 - Transcontinental Railroad
2 - Silver and Gold Mining
3 - Cattle Ranching
4 - Homestead Act or farming
Why did the railroads hire hunters to kill the buffalo? - ANSWER Because the buffalo would wander onto
the tracks and cause delays and accidents.
Why is Promontory, Utah an important place in Westward Expansion? - ANSWER It was the place where
Transcontinental Railroad was completed and the Golden Spike was placed in 1869.
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