Review: Westward Expansion
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buffalo: vital to the livelihood of Native Americans on the Great Plains
assimilation: required Natives to accept a Christian name, cut their hair, live on individually owned land
Jackson: This president supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830
Custer: This U.S. Colonel attacked Native Americans at the Battle of Little Bighorn
DawesAct: This legislation sought to assimilate Native Americans by assigning pieces of land to individuals
WoundedKnee: This battle signaled the end of Native American resistance on the Great Plains
migration: The Indian Removal Act led to the mass _______ of Native Americans, death of over 1/4 of the Cherokee, and the stealing of property, and livestock along the Trail of Tears
failed: The Dawes Act ____ because Native Americans did not want to become farmers
reservations: Between 1860-1890, Native Americans in the west were forced to live on _______
speculators: the Morrill-Land Grant Act was supposed to provide land for universities, but often ended up in the hands of _______
transcontinentalrailroad: This was completed in 1869 by the Central and Union Pacific, was built by immigrant labor, and helped fuel the gold rush in California
HomesteadAct: The intent of this legislation was to encourage development and settlement of the West
Exodusters: Former slaves from the south who settled the Great Plains
Oregon: "54 40 or fight" was a slogan originating from the boundary dispute over the _____Territory
goldrush: This created a diverse population in California
ghosttowns: Once resources were tapped out, boomtowns became ________.
Cattle: This industry suffered losses due to the invention of barbed wire, the overproduction of cattle, and a harsh winter
Legal: The Homestead Act supported settlement of the West by providing a ____ method for settlers to acquire property rights
Pacificrailwayact: Legislation signed by President Lincoln that began the railroad boom
Review: Westward Expansion
- This was completed in 1869 by the Central and Union Pacific, was built by immigrant labor, and helped fuel the gold rush in California
- Legislation signed by President Lincoln that began the railroad boom
- required Natives to accept a Christian name, cut their hair, live on individually owned land
- The intent of this legislation was to encourage development and settlement of the West
- Between 1860-1890, Native Americans in the west were forced to live on _______
- the Morrill-Land Grant Act was supposed to provide land for universities, but often ended up in the hands of _______
- This battle signaled the end of Native American resistance on the Great Plains
- Former slaves from the south who settled the Great Plains
- Once resources were tapped out, boomtowns became ________.
- The Indian Removal Act led to the mass _______ of Native Americans, death of over 1/4 of the Cherokee, and the stealing of property, and livestock along the Trail of Tears
- This legislation sought to assimilate Native Americans by assigning pieces of land to individuals
- This created a diverse population in California
- vital to the livelihood of Native Americans on the Great Plains
- This president supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- This industry suffered losses due to the invention of barbed wire, the overproduction of cattle, and a harsh winter
- This U.S. Colonel attacked Native Americans at the Battle of Little Bighorn
- The Dawes Act ____ because Native Americans did not want to become farmers
- "54 40 or fight" was a slogan originating from the boundary dispute over the _____Territory
- The Homestead Act supported settlement of the West by providing a ____ method for settlers to acquire property rights
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Review: Westward Expansion
- TRANSCONTINENTALRAILROAD
- PACIFICRAILWAYACT
- ASSIMILATION
- HOMESTEADACT
- RESERVATIONS
- SPECULATORS
- WOUNDEDKNEE
- EXODUSTERS
- GHOSTTOWNS
- MIGRATION
- DAWESACT
- GOLDRUSH
- BUFFALO
- JACKSON
- CATTLE
- CUSTER
- FAILED
- OREGON
- LEGAL
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