Exam 8: Land and the Early Westward Movements

For a decade after the Land Ordinance of 1785, pioneering in parts of the Northwest Territory was restricted by all of the following except

The 19^th century frontier, as technically defined in census reports, was any area

Northeastern farmers responded to increasing western competition in the 1800s by

U.S. cotton production

What industry was the main economic impetus behind antebellum migration to the West Coast?

In the antebellum period, the "Old Northwest" became the leading producer of

The congressional committee headed by Thomas Jefferson proposed a method for disposing of the public domain that was based on

What best describes Thomas Jefferson's view of how American Indians should be treated?

The pace of settlement of the Old Northwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, ...) was determined primarily by the prices of

Under the Graduation Act (1854), land prices for the public domain

Which of the following statements about the impact of the California Gold Rush is accurate?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Homestead Act of 1862?

The majority of immigrants coming to the U.S. in the 1840s and 1850s were from

Which statement best describes the trend in land allocation laws from the Land Ordinance of 1785 to the Homestead Act of 1862?

Large increases in agricultural productivity were not the primary reasons for migrating to which area of the nation during the antebellum period?

During the antebellum period, the "Old Northwest" became the leading producer of

Which of the following was the most important factor determining the volume of land sales in the Midwest and South during the antebellum period?

The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 included provisions for all of the following except :

The immigrants most likely to go directly to the lands in the West, rather than be absorbed into the eastern city populations, were from

Which was not one of the main U.S. land acquisitions?