Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny advanced the belief that _________
What is "God was on the side of American expansion"
The settling of _____ lands was part of the U.S's "_______"
These ___________ far from any established population centers
What is "lands were generally very isolated"
The early 1940's is largely associated with _______
What is "World War II"
Though people moved ________, much of the economic life stayed ________. These suburbs, needed to be better linked to the inner city, so more tax dollars were needed to fund __________
What is "out of the cities" "inside major urban areas" and "massive government expenditures on road programs"
This was used to justify the _____ growth of the United States and the destruction of Native American cultures.
what is "westward"
The U.S's quest to achieve its "Manifest Destiny" was plagues by the reality of _____________________
What is "Whether or not slavery would spread across the United States"
As a result of the westward expansion of the United States _______________
What is "Native Americans were forced to relocate to new territories"
During this time, large numbers of ____________, the kind of work needed to help build equipment from the war
What is "people moved from rural to urban areas to find industrial work"
The "____________" or _____________ took place from the 1890s and lasting well into the 1970s because increased job opportunities in those areas compared with job opportunities in the American south.
What is "Great Migration" and "movement of southern African Americans to the west and north"
Though the _______ many people went
What is "journey west was dangerous and long"
This ____ had torn at the country since 1776 and would not be settled until the ______
What is "issue" and "civil war in the 1860's"
America's expansion _____ did not have any significant impact on ___, ___, ___
What is "westward" and "immigration, agriculture, or industry"
This trend in ___________ continued long after the war's end.
What is "urbanization"
In the East, the availability of __________ provided the growing number of workers both from inside the U.S and from foreign lands _______
What is "low-cost urban housing" and "a place to live"
Farmland in the _______ a few people owned most of it
What is "east was scarce and expensive"
Passed during the Civil war, the _________ provided 160 acres of land in the American west
What is "Homestead Act"
However, ____ ranching (combined with _____) and the discovery of ________ made the ________ an increasingly popular place to live and work in the mid-to-late 19th century.
What is "cattle" "Railroads" "Gold & silver" and "American west"
The increased availability of _________ meant people could live further from their work, which in many areas were big cities.
What is "automobiles"
Do not think that these were nice houses: many of them were, _____________ that made people sick
What is "filthy, disease-infested tenements"
The lure of ______ out west was attractive to a still predominantly ____ population
It was designed to _____________ specifically adults over the age of 21 who then agreed to develop the land and live on it for at least 5 years
What is "encourage people to populate U.S territories west of the Mississippi river"
While the _______ did make communication much easier, people would not have settled in the Great Plains and further had _______ not moved people there (and back) more easily.
What is "telegraph" and "railroads"
Land in those areas were initially much ______ too.
What is "cheaper"
However, they were _______ and located in an area where _____ could find ____ and hopefully pursue the "________________"
What is "abundant" "people" and "AMERICAN DREAM"