European Americans
What did the Homestead Act cause, even though it gave settlers land?
Conflict
What group were African Americans trying to escape in the South?
Ku Klux Klan
What were Chinese accused of taking from Americans?
Jobs
What was the ritual performed to bring back the buffalo, land and get rid of the evils of the world?
Ghost Dance
Give an example of a pull factor?
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What is the belief that US was intended by God to expand from sea to sea?
Manifest Destiny
What state did most African Americans migrate to from the South after the Civil War?
Kansas
Native-born Americans who opposed immigration
Nativists
What were the plots of land that Native Americans were put on?
reservations
Give an example of a push factor
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What act gave settlers 160 acres of land in the West?
Homestead Act
What were the African Americans who migrated from the South to the Midwest after the Civil War?
Exodusters
What act prohibited Chinese immigrants from entering the US in 1882?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the last major victory for the Native Americans?
Battle of Little Bighorn
Hope if they stay somewhere long enough, they will receive ownership
Squatters
What 3 groups did the Homestead Act cause conflict between?
What were the 4 problems when African Americans migrated to the Midwest?
Money, Housing, Knowledge of the land, Racism
What did Chinese people help build in the West?
Railroads
What group of Native Americans did Chief Joseph try to lead to Canada?
Nez Perce
Where did the US government murder 270 Cheyenne Indians, including women and children?
Sand Creek
What act set aside lands for agriculture colleges?
Morrill Land Grant Act
What is the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the Midwest after the Civil War called?
Black Exodus
Why did the Chinese originally come to the American West for?
Gold
What industry destroyed the Native Americans' way of life?
Cattle
Where was the final battle between Native Americans and the US military fought?
Wounded Knee