Homestead Act
What year was the Homestead Act enacted?
1862
In what year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
What is 1869?
What was the primary aim of the movement to reservations?
What is to control Native American movements?
What was the Compromise of 1877?
What is an informal agreement that resolved the contested 1876 presidential election?
Who was the famous political cartoonist associated with the Compromise of 1877?
Who is Thomas Nast?
What were the requirements for settlers to claim land under the Homestead Act?
at least 21 years old, building a dwelling, and cultivating the land for five years?
What was one major significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
facilitating trade and travel across the country?
What was one consequence of the Dawes Act of 1887?
What is significant loss of tribal land?
What was one key outcome of the Compromise of 1877?
What is the withdrawal of federal troops from the South?
What does the cartoon "Gambling on the Return Board" symbolize about the Election of 1876?
What is the uncertainty and chaos surrounding the election results?
What was one significant impact of the Homestead Act?
migration to the West?
What challenges were faced during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
the exploitation of immigrant labor and displacement of Native Americans?
Describe the purpose of boarding schools established for Native American children.
What is to assimilate them into Euro-American culture?
How did the Compromise of 1877 impact Reconstruction?
What is it effectively ended Reconstruction?
In the cartoon "Compromise --- Indeed!", what action is being depicted?
What is an individual threatening another to accept a political outcome?
How did the Homestead Act contribute to conflicts with Native American tribes?
leading settlers to encroach on Native American lands?
How did the Transcontinental Railroad alter the American economy?
drastically changing trade routes and enhancing commerce?
What does assimilation refer to in the context of federal policies towards American Indians?
What is integrating Native Americans into American society at the expense of their cultures?
Who were the main political figures involved in the Compromise of 1877?
What are Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden?
How do the cartoons reflect the changing mood of the nation regarding the election?
What is they show a shift from calmness to fear and tension?
Describe the primary goal of the Homestead Act.
encourage westward expansion?
Discuss the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on migration patterns.
encouraged more settlers to move westward?
How did federal policies towards American Indians change in the 1870s?
What is intensifying efforts to move Native Americans to reservations and promote assimilation?
Explain the significance of the Compromise of 1877 for Southern states.
What is it allowed Southern states to enforce racial segregation?
What groups were negatively impacted by the Compromise of 1877 according to the cartoons?
What are the Republican Party and Black voters in the South?