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11 - US History
Industrialism Unit Standards 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did people move west in the 1800s? | Manifest Destiny |
| Who were Exodusters? | progressives who fought against vigilante hate groups |
| How many acres did the Homestead Act guarantee to any US citizen? | 160 |
| According to the Homestead Act, anyone can keep their acres of land if they lived there for 5 years and ____. | improved the land. |
| Why did the US government pass the Homestead Act? | to persuade people to move out West |
| He was the most famous Buffalo soldier. | Pap Singleton |
| the transformation of Native American culture to an European-American culture | assimilation |
| This American law wished to "civilize the Indians" by forcing them to become farmers. | Dawes Act |
| Which phrase below was NOT a goal of the Dawes Act? | entice American Indians to move to urban areas |
| Who won the election of 1876? | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| In the Compromise of 1877, Hayes promised this in order to receive votes. | to remove federal troops from the South |
| Who were Buffalo Soldiers? | African American soldiers who fought Indians out west |
| Which court case stated that segregation was legal? | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| What method was not used as a method of restricting African American voting? | eviction from homes |
| Which answer explains why the US wanted to build a transcontinental railroad? | to link the east and west coasts |