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Settling the West
Settling the West Continued
Reconstruction/ Random
100
13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
100
Assimilation
The adoption of a different culture
100
What natural resource made many Americans move to California.
Gold
100
What were the two most popular trails to take out West?
Sante Fe
Oregon
100
Inset Map
Smaller map within a map that shows land farther away.
200
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the law.
200
Battle of Little Bighorn
Sioux refused to move to Montana, Col. Custer was sent to force them to move. Custer was defeated.
200
Who was already residing in North America when the settlers arived?
Native Americans
200
What is a scale?
Determines distance between two points on a map.
200
What resources did the Freedmens Bureau provide?
1. Food
2. Education
3. Clothes
4. Medical Care
300
15th Amendment
Made all male citizens allowed to vote.
300
Massacre at Wounded Knee
120 men, 230 women and children were killed by US troops.
300
In what ways did settlers die on the trail?
Starvation, Native American attacks, and disease
300
What were the consequences of Manifest Destiny
Settlers felt it was their right and duty to move Westward, so they did.
300
What was Johnson’s plan? Be able to describe it and know what if offered.
Johnson's plan consisted of components of Abraham Lincoln's Plan. He ratified the thirteenth amendment which freed the slave. It also focused on not forgiving the Southern elite. In the end it was very unsuccessful.
400
Manifest Destiny
The belief that settlers had the God given right to settle the West
400
Compass Rose
Shows the direction on a map.
400
How did the Homestead Act incentivize people to move West?
By offering any adult 160 acres of free land.
400
How were Native Americans affected by Westward Expansion?
1. Natives were froced onto reservations
2. The buffalo were intentionally killed by settlers to force Native Americans onto reservations
3. Native Americans were forces to assimilate.
400
What was the 10% part of Lincoln’s 10% plan?
As long as 10% of a state's population swore allegiance to the North they would be let back into the union.
500
Homestead Act of 1838
Settlers could claim 160 acres for free if they improved the land
500
Trail of Tears 1838
Native Americans were forced to leave their homeland to a reservation.
500
What was trail life likes?
Life on the trail was rough, constant threat of disease, starvation, and Native American attacks. Was not fun or healthy.
500
Something Along the Lines: The purpose of this painting is to show Western Expansion and Manifest destiny. It shows that as settlers move West they are bringing good and clearing the darkness or old ways. The angle is leading the way for the settlers almost like it was their destiny to do so. It relates to Western expansion because it is showing the progression of the West and the eradication of the Native American way.
500
What were the weaknesses to Johnson’s reconstruction plan?
Allowed the South to have too much freedom and was too lenient.