1.3 Transformation of the American West

• The Great Plains extend from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
• The American West includes deserts such as the Mojave, Sonoran, and Great Basin deserts
• What are the four geographical regions that define the American West?

  Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Deserts, Pacific Coast
• The Lakota tribe had nomadic lifestyles and hunting-gathering economies on the Great Plains
• What concept drove westward expansion in the 19th century?

  Manifest Destiny
• The Oregon Trail was one of the overland trails that enabled settlers to migrate west
• What major Native American tribes were located in the American West?

  Lakota, Navajo, Nez Perce, Chinook
• The Navajo tribe was located in the Southwest
• Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across North America.


  True
• The Oregon Trail was an example of an overland trail
• Westward expansion led to the displacement of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.

  True
• The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided land grants to railroad
• What was the primary impact of overland trails on the American West?

  Increased settlement
• Railroads facilitated the displacement of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.


  True
• The displacement of Native American tribes was a key event in the transformation of the American West
• Religious and cultural beliefs contributed to the idea of the US as a "chosen nation" destined to expand its influence westward.


  True
• The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 facilitated the construction of a transcontinental railroad
• Match the region of the American West with its boundaries:

  Great Plains ↔️ Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains

  Rocky Mountains ↔️ Canada to Mexico

  Deserts ↔️ Mojave, Sonoran, and Great Basin

  Pacific Coast ↔️ Washington to California
• Which Native American tribe was located in the Great Plains region?

  Lakota (Sioux)
• Sequence the key developments in westward expansion:

  1️⃣ Overland trails enabled migration

  2️⃣ Railroads connected East and West

  3️⃣ Native American tribes were displaced
• The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided land grants and loans to railroad companies for constructing a transcontinental railroad.

  True
• Government policies in the 19th century were crucial in promoting westward expansion
• The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided land grants to railroad companies to build a transcontinental railroad.


  True
• Match the transportation technology with its impact:

  Overland Trails ↔️ Facilitated migration of settlers

  Railroads ↔️ Enhanced transportation of goods
• What was the belief underlying Manifest Destiny?

  U.S. had right to expand
• The Oregon Trail enabled settlers to migrate west in covered wagons.


  True
• Order the key transportation technologies by their impact on economic growth in the West:

  1️⃣ Overland Trails

  2️⃣ Railroads
• Conflicts between settlers and Native American tribes arose due to westward expansion
• The Sioux Wars were fought over control of the Black Hills region.

  True
• The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided land grants and loans to railroad
• What was one of the key conflicts resulting from westward expansion?

  Sioux Wars
• The Sioux Wars were fought over control of the Black Hills
• What tribe clashed with the U.S. Army in the Nez Perce War?

  Nez Perce
• The displacement of Native American tribes disrupted their established cultures
• Forced assimilation efforts led to the destruction of Native American cultural practices.


  True
• What was one of the environmental impacts of westward expansion?

  Depletion of resources
• What is the geographical region west of the Mississippi River called?

  The American West
• The American West was the focus of expansion in the 19th century.


  True
• Where do the Rocky Mountains stretch from?

  Canada to Mexico
• The Pacific Coast region of the American West extends from Washington state to California.


  True