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A History of Internal Migration in America (1776–2000)

Question 1

Multiple choice
What was a primary reason for the migration into the Great Lakes region following the American War of Independence?

  • Expansion of the cotton industry

  • Desire for land and economic opportunities in the Northwest Territory

  • Discovery of gold in the region

  • Construction of the transcontinental railroad

Question 2

Multiple choice
Which event in 1803 significantly contributed to the migration into the Louisiana Territory?

  • The completion of the Erie Canal

  • The signing of the Treaty of Ghent

  • The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

  • The Homestead Act of 1862

Question 3

Multiple choice
What was a major factor in encouraging migration from the East Coast to the Midwest in the 1820s?

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The construction of the Erie Canal

  • The California Gold Rush

  • The outbreak of the Civil War

Question 4

Multiple choice
Which group migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in the late 1830s in search of religious freedom?

  • Gold prospectors

  • Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

  • The Amish community

  • The Exodusters

Question 5

Multiple choice
What event led to the forced migration of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes known as the Trail of Tears?

  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The Dawes Act

  • The Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 6

Multiple choice
Which event attracted migrants to settle in the newly acquired territories of the Southwest after 1848?

  • The establishment of the Oregon Trail

  • The founding of the Mormon Church

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • America's victory in the Mexican-American War

Question 7

Multiple choice
What was the primary driver of the California Gold Rush in 1849?

  • The discovery of gold in California

  • The annexation of Texas

  • The repeal of the Missouri Compromise

  • The passage of the Pacific Railway Act

Question 8

Multiple choice
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 in the context of American migration?

  • Encouraging industrialization in the Northeast

  • Funding the construction of the Panama Canal

  • Providing free land to settlers in the West

  • Establishing reservations for Native American tribes

Question 9

Multiple choice
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 impact internal migration in the United States?

  • It caused a decrease in urbanization

  • It initiated the Great Depression

  • It led to the decline of the cattle industry

  • It made travel and transportation to the West faster and easier

Question 10

Multiple choice
What was a significant result of the First and Second Great Migrations of African Americans in the 20th century?

  • The expansion of the Oregon Trail

  • The establishment of the Underground Railroad

  • Transformation of northern cities and contributions to the civil rights movement

  • The decline of the plantation economy in the South

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