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Westward Expansion Flashcards

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Western Expansion

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the movement of settlers east to west for better opportunities

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Homestead acts

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to ncourage movement, government offered free 160 acre plots of land

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Manifest destiny

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the belief the us was destined by god, his will to expand west

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exodusters

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former slaves who traveled west in search of better opportunities

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plains indians

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lived in small groups where everyone had a role, nomadic, horse and buffalo were important

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dawes act

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gave perm to the president to tell native americans where they could and couldnt go

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gold rush

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brought many white settlers in search of fortune

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Indian appropriations act of 1851

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created reservations for indians

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Chinese exclusion act

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prohibited all immigration from china for 10 yrs

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battle of little bighorn

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battle where native americans beat the army

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open plains

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open area for cattle and men to roam

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myth of the cowboy

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the lone cowboy, wild wild west

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mining towns

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result of the gold rush, built quick, abandoned quick

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chinese and mexican americans in the west

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because of american abuse, made urban areas where their languages and traditions could thrive.

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transcontinental railroad

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transported good and equipment from east to west

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farmers problems in the west

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sod houses, weather, lonely, debt, railroad abuses

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the grange

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organization of farmers to regulate the abuses of the railroad

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populism

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a group that strives to sppeal to ordinary people who feel their concerns are disregarded

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ohama platform

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an attempt to increase money supply

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currency reform

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many promote silver standard for money (the rich get richer, the poor get poorer)

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1896 election

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mckinley wins, populism dies

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the farmers revolt

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because of the high tariffs and railroad abuses, many farmers took action into their own hands

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reasons for the industrial revolution

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unlimited labor force, iron and coal mining, oil, railroad,

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laissez- faire

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govt does not get involved in buisness

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capitalism

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In a capitalist country, citizens, not governments, own and run companies. These companies compete with other companies for business. (america)

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inventions during the industrial era

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telephone, lightbulb, bessemer press

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captain of industry

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someone who strengthened the economy with their business successes.

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robber barons

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someone who got rich by bribing, stealing, or being cruel to workers.

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john rockefeller

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owned an oil company

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andrew carniege

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help build american steel industry

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JP morgan

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investment banker

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cornelius vanderbilt

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built a shipping and railroad empire

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gilded age

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period in which is known for political corruption, debt, and the rich getting richer

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labor union

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group that tried to improve the working conditions by using strikes

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knights of labor

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skilled and unskilled labor from all sexes and races

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american federation of labor

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only allowed labor of skilled white men

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haymarket square

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protest turned violent, everyone turned on labor unions

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trusts

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corporations unite to reduce competition

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monopolies

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company controls all production and sales

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social darwinism

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based on the theory of evolution, the best and the richest survive, and the poor dont

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muckrackers

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journalists who focused on the corruption of the world, rather than the beauty

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