Moving West Flashcards
(23 cards)
Long Drive
Cowboys escorted herds to railroads
Battle of Little Longhorn
Custer’s calvary was wiped out
Morrill Land-Grant Act
Distributed millions of acres of western lands to state governments
Massacre at Wounded Knee
American soldiers killed more than 200 unarmed Sioux
Homestead Act
Applicants had to farm the land for five years in a row
Bonanza Farm
Very large farms established in the western United States
Farm Mechanization
Resulted in an increase in farm production
Frederick Jackson Turner’s Thesis
Helped create the strong, individualistic American spirit
What did the Morrill Land-Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common?
They provided ways for settlers to acquire western lands
Describe the life of a homesteader
Often struggled even for the necessities
Why did agreements between the Native Americans and the federal government fall apart?
Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership
What do the experiences of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce illustrate?
Violent conflicts arose among settlers, the federal gov. and Native Americans
How did the federal government seek to change the Native Americans?
Take Native American lands
Who owned much of the western land near prime transportation routes?
Railroads
Why go west?
Cattle industry work, and the Homestead Act
Why did an “Indian rights” movement develop?
Gov. treatments of Native Americans
Why did Congress open the Indian Territory?
Because they were responding to pressure from squatters and other would-be settlers
How did technology help farmers on the Great Plains?
Progressive Income Tax (graduated Income Tax)
Populists supported,
Why did settlers in the Great Plains depend on help from each other?
It allowed trade to take place
What created the mining boom that started with the California Gold Rush?
The lure of quick WEALTH
In the 1880’s, American Presidents most often protected whose interests?
business and industry
Once the loose gold was gone, who moved into the mining towns?
Large Mining Corporations
