The 19th-century movement of settlers into the western United States is called the ...

• A. Yellow Journalism
• B. Westward Expansion
• C. Victory Gardens
• D. Vietnam War

Answer: (B)

Westward Expansion describes the 19th-century movement of settlers into lands west of the Mississippi River, driven by the belief in Manifest Destiny and the lure of land, gold, and new opportunity. This era unfolded through routes like the Oregon Trail, the California Gold Rush, and policies such as the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered land to settlers, plus the railroads that connected new settlements with the rest of the country. The result was rapid growth of new states and a dramatic reshaping of the nation's map.

Yellow Journalism refers to sensationalist newspaper reporting, not a settlement movement. Victory Gardens were wartime home gardens in the World War II era, and the Vietnam War is a later, unrelated conflict. So the term that best fits is Westward Expansion.