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Ch. 6 Vocab KS Hist
Ch. 6 Vocab/Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Draft | Required enrollment in the armed forces |
Bigotry | The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of intolerance |
Dug Out | A pit dug into the ground on a hillside and used as a shelter. |
Emancipation | The act of being made free. |
Pacifist | Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes |
Section | A parcel or piece of land. |
Tenant | One who pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property. |
Famine | A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage. |
Class System | Social structure where people share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics. |
Irrigation | To supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes or streams. |
Chain Migration | Migration that is caused by the feedback from people who have already migrated. |
Communal | of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community. |
Depression | A period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment. |
Sod House | A home made from sod, or grass |
How did the Homestead Act encourage settlement in Kansas? | It encouraged the idea of owning your own land. |
Where did most of the new settlers to Kansas come from? | Other states in the US (eastern US). |
What did settlers use on the plains for fuel? | Buffalo dung/chips. |
What was the purpose of a windmill? | To draw water up from wells. |
What are three reasons African Americans left the South after the Civil War? | Political (Jim Crow laws), social (discrimination) and economic (tenant farming). |
Why did the Exodusters have more difficulty in Kansas than the first wave of African American emigrants? | They didn't know anyone in Kansas or have much money to live off of. |
Which European immigrant group came to Kansas in the largest number? | German immigrants. |
What is a PUSH in regards to emigration/immigration? | Something that makes one want to LEAVE their home. |
What is a PULL in regards to emigration/immigration? | Something that DRAWS one to a new place. |
How did the class system in England affect settlers' immigration to Kansas? | There was no class system in Kansas and immigrants were free to choose their profession. |
How many acres are in one section of land? | 360 acres. |
What is the area, in square miles, of a section of land? | 1 mile squared. |
Expain how a family might own half a section, or 320 acres of land: | Land could be claimed through the Homestead or Preemption Acts and added to through the Timber Culture Act. |