Westward Expansion Flashcards
What was the transcontinental railroad?
Connected the east and the west through a singular railroad
What did the railroads do?
Created the national market
Brought of large numbers of settlers to the west
Farming spending
The cattle industry began
What problems to farmers face?
Over production of crops, transportation costs, indebtedness, and natural disasters
What’s the populist party?
A political party for farmers, workers, and minors.
Who were the populist party against?
The rich, bankers, and railroad owners.
What did the populist party want?
Silver coins, presidents term limits, direct election of Senators, secret ballot, government ownership of utilities, graduated income tax, and shorter workdays.
What did the 1830 Indian removal act do?
Forced the Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What impact did the settlers have on the Native Americans?
The Native Americans land was sold to the settlers
What were the Indian wars?
The Battle of Little Big Horn and battle of wounded knee
Indians were forced on the reservations
What impact did westward expansion have on the environment?
Destroyed the buffaloes.
What are important acts and what did they do?
The Dawes act which destroyed Native American tribes by forcing them to become farmers.
The 1924 American citizenship act which granted immediate citizenship to Native Americans.
