Westward Expansion
Encouraged
What was the purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act?
To support higher education
African americans who moved west after reconstruction?
Exodusters
Reservations
Black Hills
Many settlers moved to the ______ because land was available there.
Great Plains
Which law encouraged Native Americans to adopt private land ownership?
Dawes Act
Many Exodusters moved to which State
Kansas
Many treaties were signed under ______ and later broken
Pressure
Lieutenant Colonel _______ led the 7th Cavalry
The ________ Act gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived on and improved it.
Homestead
The _______ Land Grant Act provided federal land to help fund colleges and universities
Morrill
Why did African Americans leave the south?
The destruction of the ________ removed a major food source for Plains Tribes.
Buffalo (Bison)
Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
The belief that the United States should expand across the continent was called
Manifest Destiny
The Dawes Act divided tribal lands into individual _____
Plots
Exodusters moved west seeking more freedom, land and _______ opportunities
Economic
How did the loss of buffalo affect Plains Tribes?
It removed an important source of food and supplies
Many Native Americans Participated in the ______ Dance?
Ghost Dance
The ______ Railroad connected the eastern and western United States
What are the 2 Universities in Louisiana that were built under the Morrill land Grant act?
LSU and Southern
They were offered for their travel to be payed for.
What was one result of westward expansion?
Native Americans lost land and resources
The Massacre at Wounded Knee occurred in ______ and ended up in the death of ________
1890, Sitting Bull