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Which factor that influenced westward movement is displayed in an 1849 advertisement about going to California for the gold regions?
a) economic opportunity
b) population growth in eastern states
c) belief in Manifest Destiny
d) availability of cheap, fertile land
Connecting waterways provided faster transportation of goods and supplies, and aided western movement. What waterway was built in New York for this purpose?
a) Great Lakes
b) Mississippi River
c) Rio Grande
d) Erie Canal
All of the following were reasons for relocating westward EXCEPT —
a) Free land
b) Freedom
c) Factories
d) Gold
How did the growth of railroads affect the geographic expansion of the United States?
a) More people traveled to the east coast to work in factories.
b) Explorers traveled to Mexico for the first time.
c) People and goods moved westward more easily.
d) Families lived in the northwestern region of the country for the first time.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States should —
a) expand for the good of the country
b) create a national court system
c) become independent from Great Britain
d) increase immigration from Europe
The Cause of population growth in the Eastern states what what Effect?
a) Increased trade with Canada
b) Start of a war with Mexico
c) Immigration from the European continent
d) Expansion toward the Pacific Ocean
Men panning for ___ was a main reason for moving west.
a) Religion
b) Gold
c) Freedom
d) Oil
After exploration of the new territories, which form of transportation increased because it was cheaper and faster?
a) River and canal travel
b) Rail travel
c) Automobiles
d) Wagon trains
What describes the following: (1) Population growth in the east, (2) Economic opportunities, (3) Cheaper and faster transportation, and (4) Availability of cheap, fertile land
a) Factors that influenced western migration
b) Factors that influenced immigration to the mid-west states
c) Factors that influenced immigration to Canada
d) Factors that influenced immigration to the southern states
Which was NOT a reason people moved west?
a) To find a spouse
b) For farming
c) To find freedom
d) For logging
Which is NOT one of the effects of the Gold Rush on California's physical environment?
a) Many crops were destroyed by miners.
b) Many acres of forest were destroyed
c) Miners planted new crops and vegetation in the area.
d) Chemicals and toxic waste leaked into the soil and water
Which event listed below was NOT a result of the California gold rush of 1849?
a) The majority of prospectors arriving in California in 1849 became instantly rich, leading to a world of prosperity in Calif
b) It created a gender imbalance in the population in California, dominated by a majority of male prospectors who hoped to str
c) The largest group of people to gain financially were merchants, who sold goods to prospectors.
d) The transcontinental railroad spread to California, which united the west and east coasts and caused a financial boom in th
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