Period 6

Question 1

Westward Migration

Answer 1

the movement of settlers and immigrants into the western territories of the United States during the 19th century in search for land and other resources

Question 2

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 2

Prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years
First significant law restricting immigration to America

Question 3

Homestead Act

Answer 3

U.S. federal law that granted 160 acres of public land to settlers in the American West, who were required to live on and cultivate the land for a specific period

Question 4

Ghost Dance/Massacre at Wounded Knee

Question 5

Gilded Age

Answer 5

Time period characterized by rapid economic/industrial growth, wealth inequality, and corruption

Question 6

Big Business

Answer 6

Monopolies
Trusts: Corporations combining in order to reduce competition and control prices
Vertical + Horizontal Integration
Political Machines: Party that recruits voters through incentives

Question 7

Social Darwinism

Answer 7

Theory that Charles Darwin’s idea of “survival of the fittest” also applied socially
Used to justify that the rich/powerful were naturally superior and deserved their wealth/power

Question 8

Labor Unions/Strikes

Answer 8

Workers organized in order to fight for better working conditions or wages

Question 9

Nativism

Answer 9

Opposition against “new” immigrants from native-born Americans

Question 10

Populism

Answer 10

Started as Farmers Alliances that protested for __
Led to the rise of the Populist Party that fought for farmer rights more generally

Question 11

California Gold Rush

Question 12

Period 6 Overview