Natives
_____________ is the process to become similar to others.
What is assimilation.
term related to farming and cultivation of land
What is Agrarian
_____________ is the political party based on Populism (lots of farmers and miners)
What is the People's Party.
___________________ is a word meaning to cross the country (used to describe railroads in the late 1800's)
What is transcontinental.
__________ law to assimilate Native Americans into US culture.
What is the Dawes Act
_______________ African-Americans who left the south to move west after the abolition of slavery
What are Exodusters
__________ was a political movement that demanded people have a stronger voice in government and advance the interest of farmers.
What is Populism
________________ was a law prohibiting people from China from immigrating to the US.
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
__________ was a religious ritual practiced by Native Americans to bring back the buffalo, return Native lands, and banish the white men from the Earth.
What is the Ghost Dance.
_____________ is the region dominated by cattle industry, ranches, trails, and cowboys; grew as a result of the railroad expanding.
What is the Cattle Kingdom
____________ advocated for both silver and gold be used for national monetary system.
What is bimetallism / Free silver movement
___________ was the idea that American's had about the country should reach one ocean to the other.
_________ is considered the last great victory against US forces for Native Americans.
What is the Battle for Little Bighorn 1865.
__________ was the name of of one of the most famous farming cooperatives
What is The Grange
_____________ won the 1896 Presidential Election
President William McKinley
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the ____________ from France
What is the Louisiana Purchase
_________ was the murder of 148 Native American men, women, and children on their reservation. US soldiers burned the town and killed all the wounded.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre 1864.
___________ was a law that granted 160 acres to anyone willing to move west and cultivate land for at least 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act 1862
________ was a Populist who supported bimetallism and gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech.
Who is William Jennings Bryan
__________ & _____________ were commissioned by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
Who are Louis and Clark