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This gave many acres of lands to schools/universities far West in return for teaching Agriculture and Mechanical things. Made in a hope to populate far Western Regions.
What is the Morrill Land Grant College Act?
Fought over texas, this led to gaining new territory in the far west in the USA.
What is the Mexican American War?
Someone who purchases lands in the hopes it will increase in value (it usually does).
What is a land speculator?
What is the Carlisle Indian Industrial School?
This prevented Native Americans from being classified as Americans and prohibited their ability to sue/vote.
What is the The Indian Appropriations Act?
A constitution made by the "committee of safety" to increase the political power of rich white men.
What is the Bayonet Constitution?
The broad name for all wars and atrocities in the Western Lands of the USA, fighting the Natives.
What is the Western Indian Wars?
A name for a Mexican Cowboy.
What is a Vaquero?
What is the Trail of Tears?
This allowed the government to break apart and sell Native lands.
Recommended by Abe Lincoln, this created a rail line across the Western Coast and used 4 different Railway companies to create the Trans-Continental Railroad.
What is the Pacific Railway Act?
This was a war to free the people of Cuba trapped under Spanish rule, and stopped the isolationist policy of the USA.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Someone who fends for themselves, creates their own food, clothes, and shelter.
What is a Homesteader?
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Next turn, your gained points double
This prevented Chinese Immigrants from Immigrating into American territory.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This broke up Ohio into Acres plots of land, and sold them to people in search of land.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
After being bored during the civil war, the Colorado Military attacked Natives for no reason, killing many Apache.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
The king of Hawaii from 1860s-1870s. Wanted to strengthen bonds with America, and searched to make exclusive trade Routes.
Who is King Kamehameha III?
The idea that The USA was always meant to spread to the West Coast and conquer the entire landmass.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Led to millions of people "rushing' to the West Coast in search of getting rich quick. 1849. (HINT HINT, the 49ers)
What is the California Gold Rush?
This, bought from France, doubled the size of the American Landmass, at only a few pennies an acre.
After a scuffle between a deaf Native and Soldier, a large gathering of Native peoples were killed and gunned down.
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
This man named a peak in the Rocky Mountains, and named the "Great American Desert"
Who is Stephen H. Long?
What is White Supremacy?
This allowed for U.S. Military and Troops to forcibly remove/attack Native Americans and force them off their sacred lands.
What is the Indian Removal Act?