Chapter 14 “Looking to the West”

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Chapter 14 “Looking to the West” Section 1 “Into the West” Questions

Vocabulary push-pull factors Pacific Railway Acts Morrill Land-Grant Act land speculator Homestead Act Exoduster

The Lure of the West -Railroad expansion (new avenues of migration) 1) What conditions lured people to migrate to the West? -Railroad expansion (new avenues of migration) “land grant” colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanical arts Homestead Act Key: availability of legally enforceable, transferable property rights.

Pull Factor: Government Incentives 2) Why was the Homestead Act such a significant factor in the westward migration? -limit settlers’ risk and avoid a total free-for-all. -Land parcels measured, registered and deeded.

3) How did the Pacific Railway Acts influence Western settlement? Allowed Migration into American interior Railroads sold portions of their land to arriving settlers

Settlers From Far and Wide 4) Where did the western settlers come from? European immigrants: German, Scandinavian Lutherans, Irish, Italians, European Jews, Chinese, Mexicans, and African Americans

The Shifting Frontier -Not unified 5) How did the American frontier shift westward? -Not unified Various regions settled at different times 1890s settlements dotted the prairie every 10 miles

Review Prepare your Response Cares The Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 specified that profits from the sale of land would help establish A) public libraries. B) state colleges. C) philanthropies. D) orphanages.

B) state colleges.

The Homestead Act of 1862 offered settlers A) relief from their debts. B) free public education. C) loans to expand their farms. D) 160 acres of western public land.

D) 160 acres of western public land.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the settling of the West? A) Settlers often struggled with Native Americans. B) Settlers included many African and Australian immigrants. C) Most settlers became rich miners or cattle ranchers. D) Settlers were all adventurous white males.

A) Settlers often struggled with Native Americans.

True/False The Civil War had displaced thousands of farmers, former slaves, and other workers.

True

True/False A key incentive to western settlement was the availability of legally enforceable, transferable property rights.

True