American History II
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| What territorial purchase opened westward migration? | Louisiana Purchase
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| What idea facilitated settling of the west? | Manifest Destiny
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| Identify 1 economic reason for moving west? | panic of 1873 or trading opportunities in the west or seeking financial wealth
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| Why did African Americans migrate west? | escape racism or live the American Dream or leave the South
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| What was the social impact of westward migration? | influx of immigrant groups, rise of American citizenship, spread of American culture
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| What was the political impact of westward migration? | creation of new states
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| What was the economic impact of westward migration? | trade w/ foreign markets in the pacific ocean or increased trade b/w east and west coast
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| Explain the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862? | give settlers 160 acres of land to improve upon for 5 years
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| What were some of the hazards living in the west? | Indians or weather or environment
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| What was the impact of railroad expansion and availability of cheap land on the cattle industry in the west? | increased demand for beef, railroad, and competition for land
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| Explain the purpose of the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862? | build a transcontinental railroad linking east and west
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| How did westward migration impact Native Americans? | killed off the buffalo which was a source of food, shelter and clothing; led to climate change; Indian wars b/c of land and mineral resources
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| Identify the Indian battles that occurred in 1864, 1876, and 1890? | Sand Creek Massacre, Little Bighorn, and Wounded Knee
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| How did reservations and the Dawes Act impact Native Americans? | Reservations: removal from traditional land, forced to assimilate and Dawes Act: divide reservation lands to force Native peoples to become independent farmers and assimilate
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