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Westward Movement 5
Westward expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did native Americans go to war? | To fight for their land against U.S. government and pioneers |
| Why did the cattle drives end? | Transcontinental railroad expanded and farmers blocked their path with barbed wire fences |
| Why did U.S. government relocate native Americans? | They wanted land for pioneers and gold miners. |
| Why were native Americans upset because settlers on the plains were killing the buffalo? | Because Native Americans used all parts of the buffalo for food, clothes and shelter. Pioneers used them only for food and ruined their habitat. |
| What are some obstacles and challenges for people moving west? | Insects, terrain, Native Americans and diseases |
| What are the technological advancements of the time and what were they used for? | Windmill- water and power. Steel plow Reaper- harvesting crops. Barbed wire, transcontinental railroad, telegraph |
| What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act? | To encourage pioneers to move west |
| What were some of the economic reasons for pioneers moving west? | No restriction/pay for land, mining and fur trade, farmers and ranchers |
| What were some positive impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad to the U.S. as a whole? | Helped trade and economy growth |
| Why did the Exodusters settle in the west? | Better opportunity and get away from discrimination |
| Name two groups of people that cooperated during the westward expansion. | Ranchers and Cowboys. Chinese and Central Pacific. European and farmers. Pioneers and U.S. Government |
| Why did native Americans and U.S. Government go to war? | Native Americans wanted their land and U.S. Was only giving them reservations |
| What paths did pioneers use to travel west? | Native American trails |
| What guaranteed 160 acres to the head of household for 10 dollars if the were willing to farm the land for 5 years? | Homestead Act |
| What is the Transcontinental Railroad? | Railroad that went from California to Nebraska. Good because it went from east to west easier |
| Describe the relationship between prospectors in California | Conflict, they were competing for gold and silver |
| Conflict or Cooperation: Central Pacific railroad ( West Coast RR) Asian workers(mostly Chinese immigrants) | Conflict: Didn't treat immigrants equal Cooperation: Chinese got jobs when railroad was done |
| Conflict or Cooperation: U.S. Government and Mexican Americans | Conflict: U.S. Was taking the land they had owned for generations and earned through war . |
| Describe the weather of the Great Plains. | Unpredictable, swarms of grasshoppers when hot, snow, tornados, lightning, dry and floods in the spring |
| How did the Native Americans way of life change? | Lost food source, forced to live on reservations, wasn't familiar with the land |
| How did the transcontinental railroad help farmers in the West? | Transport and sell goods all over the country |
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