Westward Movement Topic 6.4
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About as soon as English colonists arrived in America in the 1600s, they started moving west. Quick westward expansion led to a tradition that helped define the nation.
Westward Movement
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The selling of land attracted settlers, but it also brought the U.S. government much-needed income. The funds were required to settle debt incurred during the American Revolution.
Revenue is money especially collected by a government or public use.
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Multiple Choice
How did the United States government get revenue from the Northwest Ordinance?
The government lost revenue and funds when it sold to settlers.
The government earned revenue when it sold land to settlers.
The government earned gold and valuables from the Northwest Ordinance.
The United States gave revenue to the people that owned land for the government.
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Multiple Choice
Settlers traveled down the ____ on flatboats.
Note: Many people moving to the Northwest Territory traveled
West along the Mohawk River and then sailed across Lake Erie.
rivers
oceans
Mediterranean Sea
glaciers
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Multiple Choice
How did the Clermont and the Erie Canal help unite the country?
Note: Clermont was a steamboat built by Robert Fulton.
The Erie Canal was an artificial waterway. Both of these improvements increased travel and allowed travel to be quicker.
They made travel from place to place harder but cheaper.
They made travel from place to place more expensive and harder.
They made travel from place to place faster and cheaper.
They made travel from place to place more expensive but easier.
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Multiple Choice
People move to different places to earn land and better opportunities to begin better lives.
False
True
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