U.S. History 2

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Guided Reading Questions

Guided Reading Questions for "Go West Young Man!  Westward Expansion 1840-1900"

As you read through Chapter 17, ask yourself the following questions to prepare for the Discussion and Quiz.

1. Why did such vast geographical expansion take place in this period?
   1. What drew settlers to the west, and who went?
   2. What role did the government and business play in westward expansion?
2. How did the needs and wants of the white settlers clash with the people who previously occupied the land as well as other ethnicities who expanded into the west?
   1. How did whites and Native Americans interact in the West?
   2. What was "Americanization" of Native Americans?
   3. How did whites respond to Chinese immigrants and Latinos in the West?
3. How were these tensions resolved?

Easy Preparation and Additional Media

Prime yourself further for the reading with the Crash Course video below.