Westward Expansion 1
Give two resources American went west to acquire
precious metals, land for grazing, and agriculture
houses built of earth/dirt blocks
soddies
give two uses for the bison by Plains Indians
food, bowstrings, clothing, tepees, dice
Originally known as "Seward's folly"
purchase of Alaska
sensational journalism more interested in selling papers than telling the truth
yellow journalism
What two companies completed the first transcontinental railroad?
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads
What were he Oklahoma land rushes?
the government opened large sections of Indian territory to white settlement, starting on a specific day at a specific time with thousands rushing in at once
What was the goal of the Indian Wars?
to move Indians onto reservations and off of valuable land
Who forced Japan into a trade deal with the US in 1854
Matthew Perry
Massacre of Indian men, women, and children in 1890
Wounded Knee massacre
What is Manifest Destiny?
the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle all of North America
What famous judge in the West who earned the name "the hanging judge"
Isaac Charles Parker
Nez Perces chief who had his land illegally sold and was caught while trying to take his tribe to Canada
Chief Joseph
What did the Bayonet Constitution do?
1. Stripped the Hawaiin monarchy of its power
2. Allowed non-Hawaiins to vote
3. Set really high property and income qualifications for voting, so many Native Hawaiins could not vote.
Place where the transcontinental railroad met
Promontory Point, Utah
Give two reasons the cattle drives stopped in the 1880s
cattle overgrazed the land, bitter winters killed thousands of cattle, railroads made cattle drives unnecessary, and farmers began fencing off the open range for agriculture
Billy the kid led the ranchers in this range war
Lincoln County War (New Mexico)
What year were Indians given full citizenship?
1924
Give two reasons Americans opposed imperialism/annexing the Philippines
The Philipines did not want to be a part of the US, so it violated "consent of the governed," imperialism is exploitation, colonies/territories are expensive to maintain, leads to unnecessary war
What led to the Boxer Rebellion?
European and American powers "Open Door Policy" of trade with China led Chinese to resent foreign interference in China's economy and future. Bascially China had no control over its own trade.
Which US mine was known for using the "square set"
Comstock Lode
Why did the US government pass the Homestead Act
settlers could not afford the railroads prices, the government still wanted as many settlers as possible to head west and develop the land
How did the Dawes Act hurt native Americans?
It divided land into individual plots, desiring for natives to live like American settlers did. It got rid of tribal governments and courts and broke down the Natives communal/tribal way of life. Land that was not part of the individual plots was then sold to white settlers, leading to an additional 90 million acres lost.
When were Alaska and Hawaii made states?
1959
The battle George Custer fought in against the Indians in the 1860s (and he used the same tactics later and lost)
Battle of Washita