The quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered.
What is GOLD RUSH.
100
The transcontinental railroad went from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California. How many states did it run through?
What is 6?
100
How did the Homestead Act affect settlement on the Great Plains?
What is MANY PEOPLE MOVED WEST FOR THE 160 ACRES OF LAND OFFERED BY THE HOMESTEAD ACT.
100
What were the homes called that the Native Americans lived in that were made of wood poles, bark, and animal skins?
What are teepees?
100
What are natural products used in manufacturing (i.e. lumber, silver, gold, and oil)?
What are RAW MATERIALS.
200
A railroad that was built as a result of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. It stretched all the way across the country.
What is the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
200
Why was the gold rush so important to the United States' expansion west?
What is THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD ATTRACTED PEOPLE TO THE WEST. IT MADE THEM WANT TO LIVE THERE.
200
The settlers on the prairie were called what?
What is SODBUSTERS.
200
Was life better or worse for Native Americans on the reservations?
What is WORSE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE MANY LEGAL RIGHTS AND THEIR CHILDREN COULD BE TAKEN AWAY AND SENT TO BOARDING SCHOOLS.
200
What was the controversy surrounding America's ship, The Maine?
What is IT SUNK. MOST AMERICANS BELIEVED THAT SPAIN HAD DONE IT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT THE MEDIA WAS PRINTING. CONGRESS ULTIMATELY DECLARED WAR ON SPAIN.
300
Areas of land designated for Native Americans to live on.
What are RESERVATIONS.
300
Name a reason why people from the eastern United States moved west during the 1800s??
What is MORE OPPORTUNITIES, MORE LAND, DISCOVERY OF GOLD, ETC.
300
What was one way that the settlers adapted to the environment in the Midwest?
What is THEY BUILT HOUSES FROM THE SOD THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO THEM ON THE GREAT PLAINS.
300
Between 1830 and 1840, more than 100,000 Native Americans were forced to walk 800 miles to the new Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma. What was this journey called?
What is THE TRAIL OF TEARS.
300
How was Hawaii added to the United States??
What is THEY WERE ANNEXED, OR ADDED, TO THE UNITED STATES.
400
The belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.
What is MANIFEST DESTINY.
400
What was the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad the United States' expansion west?
What is THE RAILROAD ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SETTLE IN THE WEST AND DEVELOP NEW RESOURCES.
400
How much did a settler have to pay for their 160 acres of land according to the Homestead Act?
What is $18.
400
Name the four primary Native American leaders that we read about in Lesson 3.
Who are SITTING BULL, CRAZY HORSE, CHIEF JOSEPH, AND GERONIMO.
400
What state did the US acquire from Russia at a price $7.2 million in gold?
What is ALASKA.
500
False or exaggerated reporting by the media or news.
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM.
500
What was settlement in the west like before AND after the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
What is BEFORE: THERE WERE ONLY A FEW SETTLERS AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO TRAVEL TO THE WEST. -- AFTER: THERE WERE A LOT MORE SETTLERS MOVING WEST AND IT ONLY TOOK 1 WEEK TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
500
What was the reaction like to the iron plow that was introduced in 1869?
What is GRATEFUL BECAUSE IT ENABLED THEM TO FARM IN ANY KIND OF SOIL. IT WAS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN OTHER PLOWS. IT LASTED LONGER THAN OTHER PLOWS.
500
Why did it anger the Native Americans that the buffalo were being killed off?
What is THE SETTLERS WERE KILLING THEM FOR MONEY. THEY WEREN'T USING ALL OF THE PARTS OF THE BUFFALO LIKE THAT NATIVE AMERICANS HAD.
500
What war was the result of the sinking of the ship, The Maine?