Manifest Destiny
What did "Manifest Destiny" mean for the United States?
That America needed to expand to the west and gain more land
What were Ellis & Angel Islands?
Processing centers for new immigrants
Which group were kicked out of their homes and treated badly.
Native Americans
Where did most immigrants settle who entered the United States between 1880 and 1920?
They tended to settle in Eastern cities.
The 13th Amendment was..
Prohibited slavery.
The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by
Providing free land to settlers
What was the experience of most of the "new immigrants"
They lived in cities and were unskilled
A major criticism of the Dawes Act of 1887 was that it
Forced Native American Indians to make changes that conflicted with their culture
What was the experience of most of the "new immigrants" who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
They lived in cities and were unskilled.
The 14th Amendment
Forbade states from depriving citizens of equal protections of the law.
Who gave Americans the right to move out West?
God
Settlement Houses
Places to help new Immigrants get settled in America.
What is Assimilation?
Changing your language, style, and culture to fit in
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry when he developed the…
Moving assembly line.
The first ten Amendments to the US Constitution are known as the
Bill of Rights.
How did these settlers get out West?
Wagon
What is Urbanization?
Moving to larger cities
Which animal did the Native Americans use to help them survive?
DOUBLE Jeopardy
The poster below suggests that 19th-century industrialization was often accompanied by ....
Labor strikes and deadly riots
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was significant in the history of African Americans because it
separate but equal
What is the name of the trail Native Americans had to use to leave?
Trail of Tears
Which two immigrant groups came to America and were treated badly?
DOUBLE Jeopardy
Where did new Settlers move to?
The growth of a large business is merely survival of the fittest.
Social Darwinism
Deny equal rights to African Americans
Black Codes