USI.8b Reasons For Westward Migration Question Preview (ID: 51050)


Why Did People Move West In The Time Between 1801 And 1861? TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Westward migration was influenced by what two factors?
a) culture and geography
b) geography and economic opportunity
c) economics and topography
d) archaeology and human resources

The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and was the God-given right of the country is known as ___.
a) God's Plan
b) Expansionism
c) Migratory Fate
d) Manifest Destiny

One reason people moved west was ___.
a) crowding in the west
b) sparse population in the east
c) population growth in the east
d) greater population density found in the west

What was NOT one of the ECONOMIC factors people moved west for?
a) gold
b) freedom to earn money for runaway slaves
c) steamboats and locomotives
d) logging and farming

People moved west because ___.
a) taxes were getting too high in the east
b) they could get cheap, fertile land
c) they did not like living on the coast
d) the land was too fertile in the east

Which of the following is NOT an example of cheaper faster WATER transportation?
a) canals
b) steam locomotive
c) steamboat
d)

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

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) overland trails
b) forts
c) new forms of transportation
d) canals

Which of the following was and example of Cheaper and faster transportation during westward expansion?
a) steam locomotive
b) automobiles
c) airplanes
d) underground railways

During what time period was the westward migration of American settlers largely influenced by geography and economic opportunity?
a) After the Civil War
b) Between 1801 and 1861
c) During the French and Indian War
d) Between World War I and World War II

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