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USI.8b Reasons For Westward Migration
Test Description: Why did people move west in the time between 1801 and 1861?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Westward migration was influenced by what two factors?
A
geography and economic opportunity
B
archaeology and human resources
C
economics and topography
D
culture and geography
2) 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
Migratory Fate
C
God's Plan
D
Manifest Destiny
3) One reason people moved west was ___.
A
population growth in the east
B
sparse population in the east
C
greater population density found in the west
D
crowding in the west
4) What was NOT one of the ECONOMIC factors people moved west for?
A
freedom to earn money for runaway slaves
B
gold
C
logging and farming
D
steamboats and locomotives
5) People moved west because ___.
A
they could get cheap, fertile land
B
taxes were getting too high in the east
C
the land was too fertile in the east
D
they did not like living on the coast
6) Which of the following is NOT an example of cheaper faster WATER transportation?
A
steam locomotive
B
steamboat
C
canals
7) What made travel across New York using water cheaper and easier?
A
The Isthmus of Panama
B
The Gulf of Mexico
C
The Hudson Bay
D
The Erie Canal
8) 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
new forms of transportation
C
forts
D
overland trails
9) Which of the following was and example of Cheaper and faster transportation during westward expansion?
A
steam locomotive
B
underground railways
C
airplanes
D
automobiles
10) During what time period was the westward migration of American settlers largely influenced by geography and economic opportunity?
A
Between World War I and World War II
B
After the Civil War
C
During the French and Indian War
D
Between 1801 and 1861
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