This map shows a pattern of migration that resulted from —

A. buffalo hunting
Incorrect. The westward migration of the mid –1800s was not based on buffalo hunting.

B. the demand for labor to build a railroad
Incorrect. The demand for railroad labor caused an eastward migration.

C. the discovery of gold in California
Correct! The gold rush caused people to migrate to the mines in California.

D. the revolution in Texas
Incorrect. The map illustrates migration patterns moving away from Texas.

Which of the following best describes the impact of advertising like the poster above?

A. The increase of speed and accuracy of communication across the continent
Incorrect. This poster does not promote the use of telegraphs across the continent.

B. The delay of westward migration
Incorrect. The poster promotes two daily routes west which indicates faster and frequent travel westward.

C. The increase of jobs in the west
Incorrect. This poster does not advertise jobs.

D. The increase in travel to the west
Correct! The poster promotes train routes that will take passengers to the West.

• Established a process for admitting new states to the Union
• Forbade slavery in these territories
  
• Provided a system of government in the territories

Which of the following is described in the list above?

A. The Fugitive Slave Act
Incorrect. The list does not describe the Fugitive Slave Act.

B. Manifest Destiny
Incorrect. Manifest destiny refers to the idea of territorial expansion.

C. The Northwest Ordinance
Correct! The list describes some of the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance.

D. The Louisiana Purchase
Incorrect. The list does not describe the Louisiana Purchase.

Which of the following best describes the idea of manifest destiny?

A. The spread of slavery from coast to coast
Incorrect. Manifest destiny did not promote widespread slavery.

B. The discovery of gold in the west
Incorrect. The idea of manifest destiny is not defined entirely on the gold rush.

C. The revolution of the technology of the 1800s
Incorrect. New technology is not a description of the idea of manifest destiny.

D. The divine right to expand territory from coast to coast
Correct! Americans believed that the United States had the God-given right to expand its territory from coast to coast.