Westward Expansion 1
the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail, and a belief in "manifest destiny.
What is Westward Expansion?
It speeds up harvesting allowing for more crops to be grown.
What is the Reaper?
decrease in the amount of money in circulation
What is deflation?
Three types of jobs during the westward movement
Farmers, ranchers, and miners
Who was the interpreter/guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Who is Sacagawea?
This was the process of forcing Native Americans to be like white people
What is assimilation
Gave federal land to states for agricultural colleges (eventually 109 founded)
What is the Morrill Act?
Positive conditions or circumstances that attract individuals.
Pull factors
Why were most of the buffalo killed?
To starve or kill the Native Americans
People traveled to California because of....
What is the Gold Rush?
the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed primarily to
Drought; Low crop prices due to overproduction; Buying new equipment put them in debt
What are the problems farmers faced?
The movement of the people; demanded reform; lift the burden of debt that the farmer were suffering
What is Populism (Populist Party)?
Route did people travel to move west
What is The Oregon Trail?
Purchase that doubled the size of the US
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This law gave millions of acres to settlers. Each citizen could apply to receive 160 acres of land with the understanding if they lived on it for 5 years and settled the land, it would be free to them.
What is the Homestead Act?
One of the schools Native Americans were sent to become like white people
What is the Carlisle Indian School
Famous battle led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse where General George Custer and his men were defeated.
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn
This act caused reservations to be broken up into "allotments"
What is the Dawes Act
A new age of building began with this invention
What is steel?
Provided funds for the construction of a transcontinental railroad between the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
What is the Pacific Railway Act?
A condition that drives people to leave a location
Push factor
The idea that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean to better the country
What is Manifest Destiny?
This famous battle led to a massacre of Lakota Indians by US troops and started the process of forced assimilation.
The Battle of Wounded Knee
The “Golden Spike’ was driven into the ground uniting both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads
What is Promontory Point?