Lesson 1-2 Vocab
Define the Homestead Act
A law passed in 1862 which the settlers could have 160 acres settlers needed to be on the land for 5 years
Settlers that received 160 acres for a small fee of $18.00 are called __________.
Homesteaders
How did the decrease of buffalo make it harder for the Indians to survive?
They depended on the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing.
What were constructed out of poles, bark, and animal skins?
Teepees
What did American Indians live in?
Teepees
Define Manifest Destiny
The idea, popular in the 1800s, was that the United States had the right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.
What does reservation mean?
a relocated to area of land
Name two positive impacts of the Homestead Act?
The homesteaders received 160 acres of land for a small fee of $18.
Homesteaders only had to live and farm on the land for five years.
What is the growing conflict?
In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. Under this law, the United States government gave American Indians unsettled prairie land.
Who are two Sioux leaders that fought in the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Chief Sitting Bull and Chief Crazy Horse
Who had to build a home on someone else's land.
Homesteader
What is a reloaced area of land
Reservation
How many acres did the Homesteaders get after how many years??
160 Acres
5 years
Where did Native American Indians live during the homestead act
A reservation
What did the settlers do that affected American Indians way of life?
They killed millions of buffalo and didn't use all of the resources it provided for them.
What is a Sodbuster
The settlers on a prairie were called Sodbusters
What does isthmus mean
A narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses.
What did farmers do to modify their farms
Tapping into the underground supply of water and used irrigation.
What is yellow journalism?
When the press uses false or little facts about something.
How was the Reservation System unfair?
American Indians didn’t have many legal rights, their children would be taken away, they could be arrested…
____directs water from a source to a place that needs it.
Irrigation
Russia sold US their territory of Alaska. How much did they get per acre?
Two cents per acre.
How did the Spanish American War start?
An explosion sunk the USS Maine
What Native American tribe got attacked by U.S soldiers?
Nez Perce
When American Indians walked or rode 800 miles to the Indian Territory what capital and state were they in?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma