Manifest Destiny
The geographical oceanic destination for American explorers who believed in Manifest Destiny was:
Pacific Ocean
This event was largely seen as the beginning of the Indian Wars of the late 1800s:
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Name the place where the Transcontinental Railroad came together
Promontory Point, Utah
This was the western end of the Transcontinental Railroad:
Sacramento, California
The author of the Frontier Thesis was a historian named:
Frederick Jackson Turner
This American general was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, and was seen as a martyr whose life was taken by savage, barbaric Indians
General George Custer
Give a benefit for Manifest Destiny from the point of view of the white American settlers
More land opportunities, ability to spread American democracy, expand American power across North America
These two Sioux/Cheyenne leaders were participants in the Battle of Little Bighorn and were symbols of Native American resistance during the Indian Wars
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
What year was the Frontier Thesis written?
1890
This important animal provided food, and other important resources to Native Americans in the Great Plains:
The Buffalo
Give a reason against Manifest Destiny from the point of view of the Native American tribes
Land was being taken and divided that belonged to them for centuries, children re-educated, white American interests put before their own
Why was the expansion of the frontier an opportunity to expand the democratic republic form of government?
More land, more people, more territories to become states, which would lead to more of a democratic republic
Explain how a boom town went to become a ghost town in the American West
Once the natural resource was taken from the earth (Gold, silver, copper, etc) there was no need for a population to live there
This land area was called the "Great American Desert"
The Great Plains of North America
This Native American cultural and religious ceremony was used across the Great Plains to turn back the gains of 'manifest destiny' and to restore Native strength
Ghost dance(s)
Explain why the census used by F. J. Turner in the Frontier Thesis might not be reliable as a source of information
Not everyone in the USA may have been counted: immigrants and Native Americans might not have participated in the census
Explain the frontier thesis and how it is related to manifest destiny
With the frontier now closed, unable to access more settlers, the goal of manifest destiny had largely been achieved.
This Native American tribe was forcibly relocated from Northern Arizona, their homeland for centuries, to north eastern New Mexico
The Navajos
This law granted parcels and acres of land to American settlers as long as they promised to live on and use the land.
Homestead Act
Explain the importance of vigilantes in understanding the Indian Wars and the settlement of the West
Vigilantes brought justice, law and order at a time when law enforcement was weak. Vigilantes helped keep order.