Urbanization
What is the name of the man from New York who is considered to be the most famous of all the political machine bosses?
Boss Tweed
This 1882 federal law restricted Chinese immigration to the United States...
Chinese Exclusion Act
What initially drew settlers westward just before and after the American Civil War?
Gold
What is the name of the forced migration event that was caused by the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Trail of Tears
How far can a dog run into the woods?
Halfway
Name two of the first three American cities to exceed a population of 1,000,000.
New York City, Chicago, and/or Philadelphia
What are people "born" or "native" to the United States during the late 19th century sometimes called?
Nativists or "Old" Immigrants
What is the name of the series of conflicts fought between the Native Americans and the U.S. military during the 19th century?
Indian Wars
What are the places where Native Americans were relocated to called?
Reservations
What was the final score of the DHJ football win over Dallas Conrad that broke the 77-game losing streak?
40-12
What is the term used to describe the overcrowded, single-room apartments that immigrants often lived in?
Tenements
What are people who recently immigrated to the United States during the late 19th century sometimes called?
"New" Immigrants
What vital Native American resource was decimated as a result of frontier settlement?
The Buffalo
What 1887 federal law required Native Americans to adopt the culture of other "mainstream" Americans?
Dawes Act
A man rode into town on Monday and three days later he left on Sunday. How is that possible?
The horse's name is Sunday
What is the term used to describe the movement of the population from the countryside into towns and cities?
Urbanization
What is the term used to describe the process of immigrants learning to dress, speak, of act like other Americans?
Americanization or Assimilation
What is the name of the federal law that permitted settlement on the frontier to anyone willing to farm the land for five years and establish permanent residency?
Homestead Act
What 1924 federal law granted citizenship to all Native Americans?
The American Indian Citizenship Act
Who was the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the term that refers to local government?
Municipal
What are the reasons for immigrants leaving and entering a country sometimes called?
Push and Pull Factors
What is the name of the most famous cattle drive trail that passes through Fort Worth?
Chisholm Trail
What deadly European disease led to the dramatic decrease of the Native American population?
Smallpox
A clerk at a butcher shop is 5'11 tall. What does he weigh?
Meat