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Western Expansion STUDY GUIDE Flashcards

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The idea that god intended for americans to possess the North American Continent

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What two cities did the transcontinental railroad connect?

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Omaha, Nebraska
Sacramento, California

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who moved to the west after the civil war? For what purpose?

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What is the “Frontier Thesis” as explained by F.J. Turner

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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?

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What did the chinese exclusion act of 1882 do?

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During the cattle Boom,explain the impact of the cattle drives of texas longhorn cattle to the railroad towns

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Why was cattle ranching becoming difficult by the 1880s?

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What did the 1862 homestead act do?

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What difficulties faced homesteaders on the plains?

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What was meant by the phrase “the frontier is closed”?

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who were the exodusters?

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Who worked on the building of the transcontinental railroad? Where did they meet?

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What was the most important resource for the Plains Indians? Why? How was this resource destroyed?

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Discuss the changing indian policy from 1830-1860s

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Describe what happened at Little Big Horn

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Describe what happened at the battle of wounded knee

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What problems did farmers face in the west encounter in the 1870s and the 1880s

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How did government policies hurt farmers even further?

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What did Pre-Populist reform groups do in order to help farmers?

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What reforms were demanded by the populist?

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What was important about the losing presidential campaign of William Jennings Bryan?

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Detail the impact that the populist had on national elections in the 1890s

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Contrast the differences between Gold Bugs and Silverites. Whose idea did you think was best? Why?

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