Westward Expansion and Key Legislation
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Identify two reasons why Americans moved west.

  • HOMESTEAD ACT
  • DAWES ACT
  • MANIFEST DESTINY (correct)
  • CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH (correct)

    • What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

    To attract potential settlers and farmers to the West by offering them 160 acres of land for little to no cost as long as the land was turned into a farm or something profitable.

    Where did the Homestead Act take place?

    Great Plains Region/Midwestern Region of the United States

    When was the Homestead Act enacted?

    <p>1862</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the government want people to start moving West?

    <p>To expand the country and utilize the vast resources available in the West.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who did the Dawes Act target?

    <p>Native Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the intended result of the Dawes Act?

    <p>To break up Native American reservations and force assimilation onto Native Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify where the Dawes Act took place.

    <p>Great Plains Region/Midwestern Region of the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Dawes Act enacted?

    <p>1887</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the US government want to 'Americanize' Native Americans?

    <p>To absorb them into the US population more easily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'manifest destiny' mean?

    <p>The idea that the United States was destined to expand westward across the continent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'assimilation' mean?

    <p>The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Union Pacific?

    <p>A railroad company that met the Central Pacific in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869, completing the transcontinental railroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Central Pacific?

    <p>A railroad company that met the Union Pacific in Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869, completing the transcontinental railroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the Great Plains?

    <p>The flatland in the middle region of the US, between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact did the Transcontinental Railroad have on the US?

    <p>It connected the East Coast to the West Coast, playing a crucial role in the expansion of the West.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

    <ol start="1869"> <li></li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    Who primarily built the Transcontinental Railroad?

    <p>Chinese immigrants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What spurred the Granger Movement?

    <p>Farmers felt they were being exploited by high interest rates and shipping costs from the railroads and wanted political representation to address their grievances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Homestead Act apply?

    <p>Great Plains region/Midwestern region of the US</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

    <p>Broke up NA reservations and forced assimilation onto NA's</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Dawes Act apply?

    <p>Great Plains region/Midwestern region of the US</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Manifest Destiny.

    <p>Idea - God given right to move west...Think &quot;American Progress&quot; painting with the angel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Assimilation.

    <p>the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Union Pacific.

    <p>RR company - meets the Central Pacific in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 (half of the Transcontinental RR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Central Pacific.

    <p>RR company - meets the Union Pacific in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 (half of the Transcontinental RR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Great Plains.

    <p>Flatland in the middle region of the US, between Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Transcontinental Railroad

    <p>Connected the east and west coast - very significant in the expansion of the west - completed in Promontory Point, Utah 1869 - built predominantly by Chinese immigrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define Granger Movement.

    <p>When farmers created their own political party (Populist party) so they could have representation in Washington DC...needed to address problems like high interest rates on bank loans and expensive shipping costs on RR's.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the 16th Amendment do?

    <p>Direct INCOME TAX on Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Westward Expansion

    • Reasons for westward movement:
      • California Gold Rush
      • Manifest Destiny

    Homestead Act

    • Purpose: Attract settlers and farmers to the West
    • Offerings: 160 acres of land for little to no cost, if turned into a farm
    • Location: Great Plains/Midwest region of the US
    • Time period: 1862
    • Motivations: Government wanted to expand the country

    Dawes Act

    • Target: Native Americans
    • Actions:
      • Broke up reservations and forced assimilation into white culture (by changing customs, traditions)
      • Required attendance at boarding schools (to change customs/culture, names, hairstyles and clothing)
      • Put Native Americans on individual plots of land, instead of shared reservations
    • Location: Great Plains/Midwest region of the US
    • Time period: 1887
    • Government Motivation: US government wanted to "Americanize" Native Americans so they could be absorbed into the US population more easily (unfair treatment).

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    Explore the critical events and legislation surrounding Westward Expansion in the United States. This quiz covers the California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act of 1862, and the Dawes Act of 1887, highlighting their impacts on settlers and Native Americans. Test your knowledge of these transformative periods in American history.

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