Westward Expansion

Question 1

Western Expansion

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the movement of settlers east to west for better opportunities

Question 2

Homestead acts

Answer 2

to ncourage movement, government offered free 160 acre plots of land

Question 3

Manifest destiny

Answer 3

the belief the us was destined by god, his will to expand west

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exodusters

Answer 4

former slaves who traveled west in search of better opportunities

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plains indians

Answer 5

lived in small groups where everyone had a role, nomadic, horse and buffalo were important

Question 6

dawes act

Answer 6

gave perm to the president to tell native americans where they could and couldnt go

Question 7

gold rush

Answer 7

brought many white settlers in search of fortune

Question 8

Indian appropriations act of 1851

Answer 8

created reservations for indians

Question 9

Chinese exclusion act

Answer 9

prohibited all immigration from china for 10 yrs

Question 10

battle of little bighorn

Answer 10

battle where native americans beat the army

Question 11

open plains

Answer 11

open area for cattle and men to roam

Question 12

myth of the cowboy

Answer 12

the lone cowboy, wild wild west

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mining towns

Answer 13

result of the gold rush, built quick, abandoned quick

Question 14

chinese and mexican americans in the west

Answer 14

because of american abuse, made urban areas where their languages and traditions could thrive.

Question 15

transcontinental railroad

Answer 15

transported good and equipment from east to west

Question 16

farmers problems in the west

Answer 16

sod houses, weather, lonely, debt, railroad abuses

Question 17

the grange

Answer 17

organization of farmers to regulate the abuses of the railroad

Question 18

populism

Answer 18

a group that strives to sppeal to ordinary people who feel their concerns are disregarded

Question 19

ohama platform

Answer 19

an attempt to increase money supply

Question 20

currency reform

Answer 20

many promote silver standard for money (the rich get richer, the poor get poorer)

Question 21

1896 election

Answer 21

mckinley wins, populism dies

Question 22

the farmers revolt

Answer 22

because of the high tariffs and railroad abuses, many farmers took action into their own hands

Question 23

reasons for the industrial revolution

Answer 23

unlimited labor force, iron and coal mining, oil, railroad,

Question 24

laissez- faire

Answer 24

govt does not get involved in buisness

Question 25

capitalism

Answer 25

In a capitalist country, citizens, not governments, own and run companies. These companies compete with other companies for business. (america)

Question 26

inventions during the industrial era

Answer 26

telephone, lightbulb, bessemer press

Question 27

captain of industry

Answer 27

someone who strengthened the economy with their business successes.

Question 28

robber barons

Answer 28

someone who got rich by bribing, stealing, or being cruel to workers.

Question 29

john rockefeller

Answer 29

owned an oil company

Question 30

andrew carniege

Answer 30

help build american steel industry

Question 31

JP morgan

Answer 31

investment banker

Question 32

cornelius vanderbilt

Answer 32

built a shipping and railroad empire

Question 33

gilded age

Answer 33

period in which is known for political corruption, debt, and the rich getting richer

Question 34

labor union

Answer 34

group that tried to improve the working conditions by using strikes

Question 35

knights of labor

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skilled and unskilled labor from all sexes and races

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american federation of labor

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only allowed labor of skilled white men

Question 37

haymarket square

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protest turned violent, everyone turned on labor unions

Question 38

trusts

Answer 38

corporations unite to reduce competition

Question 39

monopolies

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company controls all production and sales

Question 40

social darwinism

Answer 40

based on the theory of evolution, the best and the richest survive, and the poor dont

Question 41

muckrackers

Answer 41

journalists who focused on the corruption of the world, rather than the beauty