WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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Which 3 terms describe the development of American culture during Westward Expansion?
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Individualism, meritocracy, progress
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collectivism, aristocracy, conservationism
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The California Gold Rush was a major factor in expansion west of the Mississippi. That westward expansion was greatly aided by the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, and passage of the Homestead Act in 1862.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest Destiny, in U.S. history, the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railroads led to the discovery of profitable minerals. Railroads brought more people to the East Coast. Railroads brought more people to the East Coast. Railroads allowed farmers to sell their goods in distant markets.
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