LEAP 2025 Flashcards
What are some actions taken by the US government to promote Western Migration?
The Federal government responded with measures (Homestead Act, transcontinental railroad) and military campaigns designed to encourage settlement,
What are some of the MAIN EFFECTS of western Migration on naive Americans?
Dawes Act – Reservation land was divided into 160 acre plots and given to individual families to farm for a profit. Missionaries attempted to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Indian Boarding Schools – Children were sent to schools to focus on skills such as carpentry and housekeeping.
What are some of the MAJOR CAUSES of the 19th century industrialization?
(1) the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools, (2) the use of steam and later of other kinds of power, and (3) the adoption of the factory system.
EFFECTS of the 19th century industrialization on AMERICAN POLITICS
the US rising to a world power position
EFFECTS of the 19th century industrialization on the US economy
Increased domestic and foreign trade opportunities strengthened the economy and encouraged the government to become more involved in foreign relations
EFFECTS of the 19th century industrialization on American demographics
It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class.
push factors surrounding 19th century immigration in the United States
Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine
pull factors surrounding 19th century immigration in the United States
promise of jobs, freedom, and greater opportunities.
What is Nativism?
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Why did nativism increase in the 19th century
Native-born residents whose families had lived here for several generations suddenly felt overrun by strangers. Competition for jobs only heightened resentment toward immigrants.
3 CAUSES of urbanization
employment opportunities, industrialization, immigration
2 EFFECTS of urbanization
overpopulation and pollution
What is a political machine?
an organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government.
How did political machines maintain control of the 19th century American cities?
These organizations controlled access to political power by rigging votes, buying people’s loyalty — and their ballots.
one economic problem caused by Gilded Age Industrialization
economic disparities between workers and business owners. The wealthy lived lavishly, while the working class endured low wages and horrid conditions. WEALTH INEQUALITY
