1) What law in 1862 led to mass migration west, development of new communities, and economic growth? a) Emancipation Proclamation b) Monroe Doctrine c) Homestead Act d) Jim Crow 2) What is a person who settled on public land called? a) Homesteader b) Muckraker c) Miner d) Claim jumper 3) What is public land open for settlement called? a) Acreage b) Homestead c) Sharecrop 4) How much free land was available under the Homestead Act? a) 1600 acres b) 160 acres for every family member c) 160 acres d) 160 square feet 5) What kinds of homes did homesteaders build due to a lack of trees in the Great Plains? a) Sod homes b) Brick and mortar c) Boat houses d) Straw homes 6) What was constructed in 1869 that made travel and trade the west easier? a) St. Louis Bridge b) Hector International Airport c) Oregon Trail d) Transcontinental Railroad 7) What connected the eastern and western states in America in the late 1800s? a) Transcontinental Railroad b) Mississippi River c) Panama Canal 8) Who was negatively affected by the transcontinental railroad in the late 1800s? a) Native Americans and bison b) Farmers and miners c) Civil War soldiers d) Exodusters 9) What is NOT a contribution of the transcontinental railroad? a) Increased trade b) Faster travel to the west c) Beef with Mexico and Canada d) Population boom in the west

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