Going West
What is the gold rush?
The quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered.
What is a pioneer?
A person who built a home on the edge of the wilderness.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
A railroad that spans an entire continent.
What are reservations?
An area of land granted, often by force, to an American Indian tribe, usually in exchange for their own homeland.
What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who takes a risk to start a business.
**What was the Manifest Destiny? **
The Manifest Destiny was the idea that United States moves west to get the many resources available in the west.
What is a cattle drive?
The movement by cowboys of large herds of cattle from grazing areas to towns where they could be shipped to market.
What is a consumer?
A consumer is someone who buys or uses goods and services.
What is a tepee?
A type of portable home used by many American Indians of the Great Plains made of wood poles covered with bark and animal skins.
What is a monopoly?
A company that has control of an entire industry.
**What type of immigration came to the United States during the Westward Expansion? **
Chinese immigrants came to America to work on the transcontinental railroad.
***What material was used to build homes on the prairie?***
Sod
What was the Pacific Railway Act of 1862?
Congress passed the act to give the job of building the railroad to two companies, the Union Pacific Railroad Company and The Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Why were the Sioux upset when miners rushed into the Black Hills in search of gold?
The Black Hills were considered to be sacred.
What are natural resources?
Things that are found in nature and are useful to people like coal and water.
**What is the Homestead act? **
The homestead act was an act government passed that allowed settlers 160 acres for fee of $18.00 but they had to build a home within 6 months and stay on the land for 5 years to keep the land.
**What happened to population as manufacturing increased? **
People moved to cities to work in factories.
***Before the 1850's, there were only railroads in the eastern half of the United States. What generalization can be made about the transportation to the west? ***
It would be expensive and time-consuming to transport people and goods to the west.
What was the trail of tears?
A forces 800-mile journey to the Indian Territory of American Indians. More than 4,000 people died.
What prejudice mean?
Unfair, negative opinions about a group of people
***Why did people begin settling throughout the west?***
People began moving westward because the west was rich in natural resources and there was plenty of land.
***What happened to the United States as they began using new technology? ***
America began producing better, less expensive products.
***What benefits did the creation of railroads and trains give to people during the Westward Expansion?***
The creating of railroads and trains created more jobs and it became easier to send raw materials east.
How was the American Indians view land ownership different from that of the settler?
American Indians saw land as a source of food and shelter, not something that could be owned. American settlers believed in owning land for themselves.
Why did the U.S. government establish Ellis Island and Angel Island?
The U.S. government wanted to check that each immigrant was not sick or a criminal before letting them settle in the United States.