Westward ExpCorrect Answerion-Manifest Destiny Questions and Correct Correct Answerwers Latest Version African-AmericCorrect Answer who left the South and went west to become farmers were called what? - Correct Answer EXODUSTERS. They believed they were making an "exodus" or "exit" from the South and sharecropping/slavery.
Before the TrCorrect Answercontinental Railroad, which river was used to move goods around the United States? - Correct Answer The Mississippi River.The US gained full control of the Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
How long did it take for cowboys to move cattle from the plains of Texas to markets near the railroad? - Correct Answer Two to three months of 18 hour days.
The Populist Party was a political party that tried to do what for farmers? - Correct Answer Tried to get better prices for crops.Tried to get lower costs for railroad shipping.
What are two key details of the Homestead Act of 1862? - Correct 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 happened when gold was discovered on Native American reservations? - Correct Answer The Native AmericCorrect Answer were forced to move to new reservations.
What is Manifest Destiny? - Correct Answer The belief that it was God's will for the United States to stretch from Atlantic coast to Pacific coast, by any meCorrect Answer necessary
What were four causes of Westward ExpCorrect Answerion? - Correct Answer 1 - TrCorrect Answercontinental Railroad
- - Silver and Gold Mining
- - Cattle Ranching
- - Homestead Act or farming
Which Native American chief said, "I will fight no more forever." What was his tribe? - Correct Answer Chief Joseph said, "I will fight no more forever." He was the leader of the NEZ PERCE who were kicked off their reservation when gold was found.
Who were the people who physically built the railroad tracks? - Correct Answer Chinese, Irish and German immigrants who were paid low wages and suffered dangerous conditions.
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