Westward Expansion
What was the movement of Americans to settle lands in the West called?
Westward expansion
What railroad connected the eastern and western United States?
The Transcontinental railroad
What animal was important to the survival of many Plains Native Americans?
Bison/Buffalo
What was the period after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
What were laws that enforced racial segregation called?
Jim Crow laws
What belief said that Americans were meant to expand across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
What law gave land to settlers who agreed to live on and improve it?
The Homestead Act
What happened to Native American land as more settlers moved West?
Native Americans lost much of their land
What happened to federal protection of African Americans after Reconstruction ended?
It decreased
What does segregation mean?
The forced separation of people based on race.
Give ONE reason Americans moved West.
Land, jobs/economic opportunities, railroads, or a new start.
How did the transcontinental railroad help people move West?
It made travel faster and easier
Why did the destruction of the bison hurt Plains Native Americans?
They depended on bison for food, clothing, shelter, and other needs
What happened to many of the rights African Americans gained during Reconstruction?
They were restricted or taken away.
Name on method used to prevent African Americans from voting.
Poll tax, literacy test, or grandfather clause.
How did westward expansion affect Native American communities?
They were displaced from their homelands and their cultures and ways of life were disrupted.
What did the settlers have to do to keep the land they received through the Homestead Act?
Live on and improve the land.
What does assimilation mean?
Being pressured to give up one's culture and adopt another culture.
Why was the end of Reconstruction a major change for African Americans in the South?
They had less federal protection against discrimination.
How did a poll tax prevent some African Americans from voting?
It required people to pay money in order to vote
Explain one connection between Manifest Destiny and the loss of Native American homelands.
The belief in Manifest Destiny encouraged Americans to settle in western lands, which displaced Native Americans from their homelands.
How did the Homestead Act and transcontinental railroad work together to encourage westward settlement?
The Homestead Act provided land, while the railroad made it easier for settlers to travel West.
How did westward settlement threaten Native American cultures?
Native Americans lost their land and were pressured to give up their traditional ways of life.
How did the end of the Reconstruction affect African Americans politically?
Southern governments were able to restrict their voting rights and political participation.
How did Jim Crow laws and voting restrictions work together to limit African American' rights?
Jim Crow laws enforced segregation while voting restrictions limited African Americans' political power.