Westward Expansion
What technological advance helped lead to westward migration after the Civil War?
Transcontinental Railroad
What was one result of westward expansion on American Indian populations?
Forced relocation to reservations
What was one reason immigrants came to America during the late 19th century?
Hope for better opportunities
What process led to the growth of cities and increased job opportunities during the late 1800s?
Industrialization
What group faced legal exclusion from immigrating to the U.S. with the passage of the ______________ Exclusion Act?
Chinese immigrants
Which president believed that preserving the Union was more important than punishing the South after the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What resource was discovered that encouraged people to move west?
Gold and silver
Which battle marked a significant loss for the Lakota Sioux and American Indian resistance?
Battle of Wounded Knee
What major American city became known for its meat-packing industry during the period of rapid urbanization?
Chicago
Which city became a center for the steel industry?
Pittsburgh
What reform movement sought to help immigrants adjust to life in American cities through services like education and housing?
Settlement house movement
Which Confederate general urged Southerners to reconcile and reunite with the Union after the Civil War?
What battle was a major conflict between the U.S. Army and American Indians during westward expansion?
Battle of Little Bighorn
Name one method used to assimilate American Indian children into American society.
American Indian boarding schools
Which organization, founded by Jane Addams, helped new immigrants in crowded cities?
Hull House
What was the term for corrupt political organizations that gained power by helping immigrants?
Political machines
What type of jobs were immigrants often forced to take in cities?
Dirty, dangerous, low-paying jobS
Which African American leader fought for constitutional amendments guaranteeing voting rights and civil liberties for all?
Frederick Douglass
Who was the Native American leader who led the Nez Percé in resisting relocation?
Chief Joseph
How did treaties with American Indians affect their homelands?
Treaties were often broken, reducing their land.
Name one group of immigrants who faced discrimination in the U.S. during this time.
Chinese (other acceptable answers: Irish, Jewish, Italian, Polish)
Who was the leader of one of the most notorious political machines in New York City during the late 1800s?
Boss Tweed
Name one way that African Americans and other minority groups were discriminated against during this time.
Segregation (other acceptable answers: denial of voting rights, lower-quality schools)
What was the name of the laws that reversed many rights gained by African Americans after Reconstruction ended in 1877?
JIM CROW LAWS
What act allotted land to American Indians in an attempt to assimilate them into U.S. culture?
The Dawes Act
Which American Indian leader resisted U.S. expansion through guerrilla warfare?
Geronimo
What term describes the overcrowded and poor living conditions faced by many immigrants in cities?
Tenements
What were two major challenges faced by cities during rapid urbanization?
Overcrowding and political corruption
What laws, passed in southern states after the Civil War, restricted the economic and physical freedom of former slaves?
BLACK CODES
Reconstruction ended as a result of a compromise over which controversial event in 1877?
The 1876 presidential election