Module 3- Social Studies Flashcards
what was the louisiana purchase?
french offered to sell louisiana for $15 million, doubled the size of the U.S.
who were lewis and clark?
leaders of the exploration of the louisiana purchase ( the lewis and clark expedition )
what is manifest destiny?
the idea that the U.S. could stretch from coast to coast, it became real
what happened when california was added to the U.S.?
the american frontier reached the pacific ocean; settlers built homes, ranches, and farms
what are boomtowns?
western communities that grew quickly because of the mining boom and often disappeared when the boom ended
what happened on May 10, 1869?
railroad lines met and joined the two tracks with a golden spike at Promontory, Utah
what is the treaty of fort laramie?
allowed the U.S. to build forts and travel across native american land
who was crazy horse?
leader of the sioux tribe
what was the treaty of medicine lodge?
an agreement that had southern plains indians live on reservations
what are buffalo soldiers?
african american soldiers who served in the calvary during the wars for the west
who was gernonimo?
the leader of the apache tribe
what was the battle of little big horn?
the sioux’s last major victory
what was the massacre at wounded knee?
when U.S. troops killed about 150 Sioux
what was the long walk?
when the navajo tribe was forced on a 300 mile march to a reservation
who was chief joseph?
leader of the nez perce tribe
what was the dawes general allotment act?
split up indian reservation lands among individual indians and promised them citizenship
what did the homestead and morill act help with?
opening the west to settlers
what was the homestead act?
gave government land to farmers
what was the morill act?
gave federal land to states to sell in order to fund college to teach agriculture and engineering
what are exodusters?
southern african americans that moved to western lands
what are sodbusters?
farmers that broke up tough turf on the plains
what was the national grange?
a social and educational organization for farmers
