Answer:
The Klondike Gold Rush, Dawes Act, and Homestead Act were contributing factors to the <u><em>westward expansion.</em></u>
Explanation:
Supported by Manifest Destiny, the westward expansion was not only an occupation of the land but a gradual process. Each part of this process had the contribution of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Dawes Act, and the Homestead Act.
Now let's see why and how:
- Klondike Gold Rush: beyond the fact to find gold in the North, the Klondike Gold Rush contribute to massive migration and the settlement in parts of Canada. Around 30,000 of the 100,000 or so prospectors that set out for the Klondike actually made it there.
- Dawes Act: despite it's not an expansion movement, the Dawes Act break up the Native American tribes and to see them as individuals. However, this act opened space to the settlement of non-natives.
- Homestead Act: this act officialized the westward expansion. The act, which took effect January 1, 1863, granted 160 acres (65 hectares) of unappropriated public lands to anyone who paid a small filing fee and agreed to work on the land and improve it, including by building a residence, over a five-year period.
