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US History
Westward Expansion (1862-1900)
Term | Definition |
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Manifest Destiny | The right to expand westward to Cali |
Homestead Act 1862 | Selling land in the mid-west |
Transcontinental Railroad 1896 | Railroads were built along the whole country |
Indian Wars // Dawes Act 1887 | Forced native Americans onto reserves // attempted to make them farmers |
49ers | Going to Cali in search of gold in 1849 |
Granger Movement | Farmers complaining about the railroad |
Populists | The movement group the farmers made |
Free-coinage of silver | Poorer people wanted to use silver instead of gold because it benefited the poor |