Vocabulary
A person or group of people who move from place to place.
Nomad
Precious metals (gold and silver)
How much land was available thanks to the Homestead Act
160 acres
Why did Exodusters move to Kansas
They found freedom and opportunity there, because John Brown fought to keep slavery out of Kansas.
What form of assimilation tried to give Native Americans citizenship if they became farmers
A farmhouse and plot of land, usually in an underdeveloped area.
Homestead
How many buffalo were alive by 1860
Between 4 million and 60 million
How did the Homestead Act cause problems between the government and Native Americans
Settlers began living on land that belonged to the Native Americans.
What group helped American settlers learn to farm the land
Mexican-Americans
What event saw the Native Americans win a victory against the US government
The Battle of Little Big Horn
The process of absorbing a distinct group into the dominate culture.
Assimilation
What did hunters want from the buffalo to make money
The hides
What are three positives associated with the Homestead Act
More food produced
The land became more profitable
More people settled the area
What problem do White Americans have with Chinese immigrants
They feel like big business is giving away their jobs to Chinese workers so they can pay them less
Why did Americans nearly kill the buffalo to extinction
Because they knew the Native Americans were reliant on buffalo
A school where students live at during the school term.
Boarding School
How did mining help build up the west
It increased the population of the states being settled
What was the one requirement the government had for giving away land
People had to live on the land and improve it.
Chinese immigrants through the Chinese Exclusion Act
What form of assimilation saw children sent away from home to learn how to be American
Boarding Schools
An area of land set aside for Native Americans to govern themselves
Reservation
How many buffalo were alive by 1890
Less than 1000
What are three negatives associated with the Homestead Act
Not all the land was good
Many people were isolated
There weren't many resources available (wood)
What idea made settlers move west, thinking it was their right and their duty to spread civilization
Manifest Destiny
What movement ultimately lead to the Massacre at Wounded Knee
The Ghost Dance