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USI.8b Reasons For Westward Migration
Test Description: Reasons for Westward Migration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Westward migration was influenced by what two factors?
A
economics and topography
B
archaeology and human resources
C
geography and economic opportunity
D
culture and geography
2) _____ in the EAST caused people to move west.
A
cheaper, faster transportation
B
population growth/crowding
C
economic opportunity
D
belief in Manifest Destiny
3) The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and was the God-given right of the country is known as ___.
A
Expansionism
B
Manifest Destiny
C
God's Plan
D
Migratory Fate
4) What was not one of the ECONOMIC factors people moved west for?
A
gold
B
economic opportunity for runaway slaves
C
farming and logging
D
steamboats and locomotives
5) People moved west because ___.
A
taxes were getting too high in the east
B
the land was too fertile in the east
C
they did not like living on the coast
D
they could get cheap, fertile land
6) Use of the Oregon and Santa Fe trails is an example of how ___ allowed more people to move west.
A
Steamboats and Railroads
B
cheap, fertile land
C
the belief in Manifest Destiny
D
increased knowledge of overland trails
7) Which of the following is NOT an example of cheaper faster transportation?
A
steamboat
B
canals
C
automobiles
D
steam locomotive
8) What made travel across New York using water cheaper and easier?
A
The Erie Canal
B
The Hudson Bay
C
The Isthmus of Panama
D
The Gulf of Mexico
9) The Santa Fe and Oregon are examples of ____ that improved as more travelers used them and gained new knowledge of the dangers along the way.
A
canals
B
forts
C
new transportation
D
overland trails
10) Which of the following is not a reason for Westward Expansion?
A
the belief in Manifest Destiny
B
improved transportation and knowledge of trails
C
population growth in the West
D
economic opportunities and the availability of cheap fertile land
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