Import people
the president that asked lewis to explore the lousisana territory
jefferson
Movement of Americans and Europeans to the West post-Civil War
Westward Expansion
Pay the filing fee, build a home and farm, live on the land for five years.
Homestead Act Requirements
made it possible to extend power into suburbs
alternating electrical current
Period of economic transformation and increased commercial connections
Market revolution
the leaders of the first group of americans to reach the pacific ocean via land
lewis and clark
Treeless grassland between Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Took advantage of the Homestead Act because it was their first opportunity to own their own land.
Women
competed against the railroad and automobile industry, helped fuel industries boom, jobs were created, and the industry made it quicker to travel
Airline Industry
People seeking economic advancement and personal development
Self-directed individuals
clark's slave, the only african american traveling with lewis and clark during the expedition
york
1862 law offering 160 acres to US citizens for farming
Homestead Act
Leader who passed both the Homestead Act and creation of the Transcontinental Railroad
Abraham Lincoln
1892 strike against Carnegie's steelworks in Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead Strike
Sense of vast territory and opportunity to move freely
Spatial openness
the man the wrote the star-spangled-banner
francis scott key
Rapidly growing towns due to gold and silver discoveries
Boomtowns
1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years
Homestead Act
steel industry farm tools, cans, bridges
natural resources, creative ideas, and growing markets= industrial boom
social Darwinism
causes and effects of economic growth in 1800s
Ability to support oneself financially without reliance on others
Economic independence
one of the first men to move west, didn't have a good relationship with the cheyenne indians (they even kidnapped his son)
daniel boone
Abandoned towns after gold/silver depletion, now deserted
Ghost Towns
Moved to the U.S. to take advantage of the Homestead Act since they could not own land in their home nation.
European immigrants
violent 1894 railway workers' strike which began outside of Chicago and spread nationwide
Pullman Strike
Practical idea of liberty and action to expand over territory
American freedom