AP®︎ US History: Topic 6.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.2 of AP US History – Westward Expansion: Economic Development.
Questions List
Topic 6.2
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-6.1.I.A
What act offered 160 acres of public land free to any family that settled on it for five years?
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Topic 6.2: Westward Expansion: Economic Development
Thematic Focus: Migration and SettlementMIG
Push and pull factors shape immigration to and migration within America, and the demographic change as a result of these moves shapes the migrants, society, and the environment.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective B
Explain the causes and effects of the settlement of the West from 1877 to 1898.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.III.A
Improvements in mechanization helped agricultural production increase substantially and contributed to declines in food prices.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.III.B
Many farmers responded to the increasing consolidation in agricultural markets and their dependence on the evolving railroad system by creating local and regional cooperative organizations.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.I.A
Following the Civil War, government subsidies for transportation and communication systems helped open new markets in North America.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.II.A
The building of transcontinental railroads, the discovery of mineral resources, and government policies promoted economic growth and created new communities and centers of commercial activity.
