Westward Expansion

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Under President Grover Cleveland, this allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. It gave 160 acres of land to each head of the household, called for the government to have divine intervention, vocational training and education for Native Americans. (Promoted assimilation)

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Dawes Severalty Acts 1887

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Financial grants extended by the government to institutions or people, in order to stimulate economic activity or promote activities that are in the public good.

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Government Subsidies

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Signed into law by Lincoln, this provided federal subsidies and land grants to railroad companies. This promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

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Pacific Railway Act 1862

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Also called Custer’s Last Stand. Custer’s 400 soldiers were decimated by Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull's 2500 warriors.

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Battle of Little Big Horn 1876

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The U.S government created a policy where they assigned each tribe their own defined land/space.

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Reservation System

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These were violent conflicts that occurred on the frontier from the 1850s to the late 1870s.

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Indian Wars

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What opened the western half of the nation to economic development? Options: Homestead Act 1862, Government Subsidies, Transcontinental Railroad, Pacific Railway Act 1862

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Transcontinental Railroad

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These were African American cavalry troops who served on the frontier in aiding westward expansion.

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Buffalo Soldiers

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Cowboys and cattle ranchers did this to move thousands of cattle from Texas.

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Cattle Drives

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Planning the use of natural resources while also preserving natural areas.

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Conservation