Western Expansion STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that god intended for americans to possess the North American Continent
What two cities did the transcontinental railroad connect?
Omaha, Nebraska
Sacramento, California
who moved to the west after the civil war? For what purpose?
What is the “Frontier Thesis” as explained by F.J. Turner
In what year was gold discovered in California? What was the nickname of the men who rushed to CA trying to make a fortune mining gold?
What did the chinese exclusion act of 1882 do?
During the cattle Boom,explain the impact of the cattle drives of texas longhorn cattle to the railroad towns
Why was cattle ranching becoming difficult by the 1880s?
What did the 1862 homestead act do?
What difficulties faced homesteaders on the plains?
What was meant by the phrase “the frontier is closed”?
who were the exodusters?
Who worked on the building of the transcontinental railroad? Where did they meet?
What was the most important resource for the Plains Indians? Why? How was this resource destroyed?
Discuss the changing indian policy from 1830-1860s
Describe what happened at Little Big Horn
Describe what happened at the battle of wounded knee
What problems did farmers face in the west encounter in the 1870s and the 1880s
How did government policies hurt farmers even further?
What did Pre-Populist reform groups do in order to help farmers?
What reforms were demanded by the populist?
What was important about the losing presidential campaign of William Jennings Bryan?
Detail the impact that the populist had on national elections in the 1890s
Contrast the differences between Gold Bugs and Silverites. Whose idea did you think was best? Why?
