Western Expansion
Law that gave away land in the West
Homestead Act
Names of any Famous Native American leaders we have talked about
Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse
Why are monopolies bad
They can control prices without competition
During the 1800s most immigration came from
Europe
Was separate but equal actually equal?
No
What industry lead to rapid population growth in the West?
Mining
Was assimilation of Native Americans forced or natural?
Forced through Indian Schools and Dawes Act
What is the first Anti-Trust law?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
What are enclaves?
Neighborhoods where everyone shares a culture or identity
Laws that limited African American voting rights
Grandfather Clause, Literacy tests, Poll taxes
How did the railroads effect Western settlement?
Made transportation and travel easier, cheaper, sold land along its route to settlers
Native Americans' greatest military victory in the West against the United States
Battle of the Little Bighorn
What does Laissez-Faire mean?
The Government has a hands off approach to economy
What is nativism?
Dislike of immigrants by native born people
Supreme Court case that legalized Segregation
Plessy v. Ferguson
Buckaroo comes from this Spanish word for cowboy
Vaquero
Settlers took land, US govt. forced Native Americans onto reservations,
Reasons the US could easily industrialize
Large and growing population, lots of natural resources, & new technology
Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1924,
Goals of the Populists
Free Silver Coinage, 8 hour workday, immigration restrictions, Govt. ownership of railroads, graduated income tax
How did Barbed Wire change the West?
Ended the open range and cattle trails
Why did Native Americans leave the reservations?
Wanted to maintain their own traditions, US govt. often didn't maintain the treaty,
What president is known as a trustbuster?
Theodore Roosevelt
Name one push factor, and one pull factor for immigration to America
Pull-Job opportunities, freedom, free land, Push-wars, famines, land shortages, persectution
How did the Pendleton Act change the Civil Service
Replaced Patronage system with competitive service exams.