Westward Expansion Flashcards
Western Expansion
the movement of settlers east to west for better opportunities
Homestead acts
to ncourage movement, government offered free 160 acre plots of land
Manifest destiny
the belief the us was destined by god, his will to expand west
exodusters
former slaves who traveled west in search of better opportunities
plains indians
lived in small groups where everyone had a role, nomadic, horse and buffalo were important
dawes act
gave perm to the president to tell native americans where they could and couldnt go
gold rush
brought many white settlers in search of fortune
Indian appropriations act of 1851
created reservations for indians
Chinese exclusion act
prohibited all immigration from china for 10 yrs
battle of little bighorn
battle where native americans beat the army
open plains
open area for cattle and men to roam
myth of the cowboy
the lone cowboy, wild wild west
mining towns
result of the gold rush, built quick, abandoned quick
chinese and mexican americans in the west
because of american abuse, made urban areas where their languages and traditions could thrive.
transcontinental railroad
transported good and equipment from east to west
farmers problems in the west
sod houses, weather, lonely, debt, railroad abuses
the grange
organization of farmers to regulate the abuses of the railroad
populism
a group that strives to sppeal to ordinary people who feel their concerns are disregarded
ohama platform
an attempt to increase money supply
currency reform
many promote silver standard for money (the rich get richer, the poor get poorer)
1896 election
mckinley wins, populism dies
the farmers revolt
because of the high tariffs and railroad abuses, many farmers took action into their own hands
reasons for the industrial revolution
unlimited labor force, iron and coal mining, oil, railroad,
laissez- faire
govt does not get involved in buisness
