Foundation Principles
America's breakup letter with Great Britain, is better known as
The Declaration of Independence
The name for a society where everyone is equal
Egalitarianism
Where can one find the rights that protect the people against the government
The Bill of Rights (first 10 Amendments to the Constitution)
Irish and Chinese
Incentivized people to settle out West, and close the frontier
Homestead Act 1862
5 years 160 acres
What Federal program displaced Native Americans, beginning in the 1860s?
The Homestead Act
When the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
Popular Sovereignty
This value expresses being free, but also taking responsibility for protecting that freedom against a too powerful government
Liberty
Voting, Jury Duty, Obeying the Law, are all forms of Civic ____________
Responsibilities
Two important contributing factors that raised the standard living out West
Technology (Transportation and Communication)
This Act intended to encourage American Indians to assimilate into American culture and moved onto private land (reservations)
The Dawes Act 1887
Federal Act that divided Native American tribal land into individual plots?
The Dawes Act 1887
Those who agreed received their own plot, while the surplus tribal land was made available to non-Native settlers.
The system of government where power is divided between a national (federal) government and regional (state) governments
Federalism
The government's "hands off approach" to the economy
Laissez Faire
What is the document that lays the framework for our government and details the 27 Amendments
The U.S. Constitution
What industry/Industries did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the most
Cattle, Farming, manufactured goods, lumber
What areas would miners or people who wanted to get "Rich Quick" have travelled to strike gold
California 1849
Klondike 1900
giving up ones customs, culture, and faith, were all part of the forced __________ of Native American Children in boarding schools.
Assimilation
Basic human rights eveyrone is born with, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness would be considered
Unalienable Rights
Name the value that expresses: People in America were free to flourish without hereditary distinctions, and individuals believed they could rise in society
Individualism
A U.S. Citizen who was not born in the U.S. is considered a ___________ Citizen
Naturalized Citizen
18+, Knowledges U.S. History, Law abiding individual
What made life difficult for Great Plains settlers
Drought, Fires, Bugs, Lack of wood (lumber)
How did Miners contribute to population growth in The West
Establishment of Boomtowns and permanent settlements
Land designated by federal government where Native American tribes were forced to live.
Reservations
Implemented to ensure balance among the three branches of government
Seperation of Powers
The value that expresses: Government should reflect the voice of the people, not just the powerful elite
Populism
Popular Sovereignty
Stay quiet! What could you do when being questioned by the authorities to not set yourself up
Plead the 5th!
5th Amendment protects you from self-incrimination, and entitles you to due process of the law.
They couldn't build over or around this geographic challenge. They only way was through
The Rocky Mountains
What political party did the farmers attach themselves to when things got tough
The Populist Party
Lowered shipping rates
more money in circulation
easier access to credit and loans
graduated income tax
What was the first Native American childrens' boarding school of forced assimilation?
Carlisle Indian School 1879