Moving West
What was the railroad that connected the country from the East Coast to the West Coast?
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the main immigrant group that helped build the railroads?
Chinese
What is assimilation? Give two examples.
Giving up cultural traits to become similar to another culture. Language, dress, family values, traditions.
Name two states in the Great Plains
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
What happened in 1849 to cause thousands of people to move out West, especially California?
Gold was discovered
What led to the end of the open range and cowboy's way of life?
Barbwire
What was an important resource for Native Americans living on the Great Plains?
Buffalo
What political party was formed to help to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers and give people a greater voice in government?
Populist Party
What was a profitable investment in the Great Plains?
Ranching/cattle
What was the Homestead Act? Why did the U.S. gov't approve the program?
A gov't program that gave 160 acres of free land to settlers who promised to build a house and work the land for 5 years. Gov't wanted to convince people to move west.
What was the gov't program which attempted to assimilate Native Americans by giving individuals plots of land?
the Dawes Act
Name a proposed reform of the Populist Party that we have today.
8- hour work day, secret ballot, graduated income tax, increased money supply, off the gold standard, federal loan program, election of US senators,
Who were the exodusters?
African Americans who moved west from the south in order to escape racism and make a fresh start.
Who inspired the American cowboy?
Mexicans
After they found gold in the Black Hills, who did the US government send to protect the prospectors?
General George Custer
When is all late work due?
The day of a unit test
What term meant the U.S. was ordained by God to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican & Native American territory?
Manifest Destiny
Explain the various effects of the transcontinental railroads.
- helped people migrate west (transportation) - provided jobs to various minority groups - increased trade between the east and west (moved goods to the west, moved crops to the east)
Which conflict with a U.S. army regiment caused N.A. to end most major fighting?
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Who will win the Browns/Bengals game on Sunday?
The Browns, duh!