Westward Bound
This legislation gave 160 acres to settlers
What was the Homestead Act?
Largest victory over American troops by Native Americans
What was the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Means becoming like a city
What is urbanization
The 2nd Revolution began here
What is England?
This policy led to government fraud, bribery, and corruption
What is laissez-faire?
Type of wagon used by westward settlers
What was the conestoga?
Last major conflict between Native Americans and US troops
What was Battle of Wounded Knee (aka: Massacre of Wounded Knee)
Most immigrants came from here between the 1700s and 1880s
What is Northwest Europe?
These were three effects of the Industrial Revolution on cities
What were:
•Growth of large cities
•Overcrowding
•Rise in number of tenements and slums
The practice of giving government support to those who had supported political candidates
What was the Spoils System?
Wrote about the frontier experience and how it shaped the character of America
Who was Fredrick Jackson Turner?
He was sent to move the Lakota people to a new reservation
Who was George Custer?
Three "push" factors that influenced immigrants to come to the U.S.
What were famine, war, and revolution?
Caused the 2nd Revolution in agriculture
What is new farming methods and tools?
Shot after only four months serving as president
Who was James Garfield?
Name given to African Americans who moved west in 1839
Who were the Exodusters?
Led the Lakotas at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Who was Crazy Horse?
The "pull" factor that influenced many African Americans to leave the South
What was the promise of consistent, wage-earning work?
The effect of this revolution on farmers' children
What is many moved to urban areas?
Name of legislation that was passed to curb the practice of businesses’ limiting or destroying their competition
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Reason for moving to the West
What was....One of the following?
•Increased price of farmland in the East
•The draw of “wide open” space in the West
•Discovery of gold and silver in the West
•Animals – fur trading was still a viable trade
•Opportunities for a start to a new life
The reason why the Native Americans were unsuccessful against the American army
What is they were outnumbered and out gunned?
They were usually young men who came to America and sent money back to their country of origin
Who were serial immigrants?
It began to emerge as a result of factory managers and other mid-management positions
What is the middle class?
The federal agency that was created to oversee the railroads
What is the Interstate Commerce Commission