9.2 Flashcards
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What was the Great Migration?
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large movement of African Americans from the ‘Deep South’ to northern cities; attempting to escape discrimination, segregation and wanted better paying jobs;culturally changed America in the arts, literature, and music
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What happened as settlers continued to move into American Indian territory in the West?
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Conflicts between settlers and Indians led to battles like Battle of Little Bighorn & Wounded Knee Massacre and the dispute over the Ghost Dance
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What happened to American Indians during westward expansion?
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Indians were forced onto reservations by Homestead Act and Dawes Act, forced into schools to Americanize them
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What is assimilation?
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adjusting or adapting to the culture of a nation
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