Geography
Virginia is part of this region in the United States
What is the Southeast?
One of the qualifications of the Homestead Act was that a person had to be this age or older
This tribe was led by Chief Joseph and was located mainly in the Northwest region
Who are the Nez Perce?
What are the mechanical reaper and the steel plow?
This gave land to people who met the following requirements: head of the family, age 21 or older, those who never fought against the United States
What is the Homestead Act?
Pennsylvania is part of this region of the United States
What is the Northeast?
He led the Lakota tribe in a battle against the US Army at Little Bighorn
Who is Chief Sitting Bull?
An example of this is Native children being forced to learn English and have their hair cut
What is assimilation?
This is one reason settlers moved west, and it starts with the letter "a"
What is Adventure?
(BONUS points: describe what adventure means for westward expansion)
This made sending messages to family and friends in different states easier
What is the telegraph?
Colorado is part of this region of the United States
What is the Rocky Mountain region?
He led his men to a bitter defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Who is General Custer?
The Battle of Little Bighorn was caused by the discovery of this resource in the Black Hills
What is gold?
This famous transportation route converged (met) at Promontory Point in the state of Utah. It allowed people to migrate west much faster than by wagon
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This was a legislation that "permitted" Native Americans to regain 160 acres of land for farming and 320 for grazing. However, these areas of land were restricted and thus pushed Native populations onto reservations
What is the Dawes Act?
Alaska is part of this region of the United States
What is the Noncontiguous region?
He was the leader of the Apache tribe who was arrested and sent to prison in Florida after losing a battle against the US Army
Who is Geronimo?
The US Army reduced the buffalo population to near extinction in order to push Native populations onto these small areas of land, which became even smaller after further armed conflict
What are reservations?
This resource was found in several states out west: California in 1849, Colorado in 1858, Dakota territory in 1874, and Alaska in 1896
What is gold?
This region of the United States contains the states of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
What is the Southwest?
Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Ohio are all part of this region of the United States
What is the Midwest?
He led his people up to Canada to escape the US Army, but only a few made it across the border. Later, it was suspected that he died of a "broken heart" over the plight of his tribe
Who is Chief Joseph?
A group of Native refugees were camped here, and while there they performed a Ghost Dance to call upon their ancestors. The Army soldiers misinterpreted this dance and tried to stop it. After a gun went off, the Army proceeded to kill everyone there, and this became the last major armed conflict between the US government and Native tribes
What is the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
African Americans who left the South in order to escape discrimination were known as this
What are exodusters?
What is manifest destiny?