Westward Expansion
what did the Homestead Act do?
The Homestead Act gave 1.6million acres to 1.6million Homesteaders
When did the American Civil War began?
1861
What where the Northerners that came to the South to help with Reconstruction called by southerners?
Carpetbaggers
When did the Gilded Age began and end?
It began in the 1870s and ended in the 1900s
What was the Westward Expansion?
The Expansion into Western Territory by Free and Slave States.
Who was the General of the South during the American Civil war?
Robert E. Lee
What where the Southerners called that helped with the Reconstruction Era?
Scalawags
Why was it called the Gilded Age?
Because on the outside it was economic prosperity but on the inside was corruption.
What was the term used to justify Expansion into the West?
Manifest Destiny
How many Soldiers die in the American Civil War?
620,000
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
Help colored people after the American Civil War
When did the Pullman Strike occur?
1894
The Westward Expansion began with the purchase of what Land?
The Louisiana Territory
Who became President of the North at the start of the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
True or False, All Africans after the American Civil war went to the North?
False
What was the term used for the workers that would fill in the gaps left by the workers on strikes?
Strikebreaker
What Territory did we gain from Mexico after the Mexican Cession?
parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and California
In what year was Abraham Lincoln Assassinated?
1865
When did the Reconstruction Era start and end?
1863 - 1877
What industry did Andrew Carnegie own?
Steel