Westward Expansion and Native Americans
This law gave settlers 160 acres of land if they farmed it for five years.
Homestead Act
This transportation system helped connect the East and West.
Railroads/Transcontinental Railroad
This was a business that controlled an entire industry.
Monopoly
This immigration station was located in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
These journalists exposed corruption and social problems.
Muckrakers
This act attempted to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands.
Dawes Act
What movement was created by farmers to fight unfair railroad prices?
Granger Movement
This deadly factory fire led to workplace safety reforms.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
This immigration station processed many Asian immigrants.
Angel Island
Which president was known as the “trust buster”?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the forced attempt to make Native Americans adopt American culture called?
Assimilation
What political party supported farmers and silver coinage in the late 1800s?
Populist Party
Why did labor unions form during the Industrial Age?
To improve wages, hours, and working conditions
What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor?
Push = reasons leaving; Pull = reasons attracting immigrants
Who wrote The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Why did many Native Americans resist westward expansion?
Loss of land, culture, buffalo, and conflict with settlers/U.S. government
How did railroads help industrial growth in the United States?
Transported goods/people/resources faster and cheaper
What is the difference between a “captain of industry” and a “robber baron”?
Captains helped economy/philanthropy; robber barons used unfair business practices
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act significant?
First major U.S. law restricting immigration based on nationality
How did muckrakers influence reform movements?
Exposed problems and encouraged government action
Explain one positive and one negative effect of westward expansion.
Positive: More settlement/economic growth. Negative: Displacement of Native Americans/environmental impact/conflict
Why did farmers often struggle financially during the late 1800s?
Debt, low crop prices, railroad costs, high interest rates
How did industrialization change American cities?
Population growth, factories, urbanization, overcrowding, pollution
Explain the difference between the “melting pot” and “salad bowl” theories.
Melting pot = cultures blend; salad bowl = cultures keep traditions
Why were some groups excluded from Progressive reforms?
Racism, discrimination, focus mainly on white middle-class reform