Gilded Age Moving West

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This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

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Gilded age

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___________ means city

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urban

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________ means countryside or outside the city

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Rural

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Compliance with the provisions of this law allowed a Native American to:

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become a U.S. citizen.

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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Which of these did the Homestead Act do? Allowed settlers to build two-story homes, Allowed settlers to settle into Florida, Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:
Native Americans were moved from reservations,
Native Americans died from new diseases,
Native Americans were stripped of their culture

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Native Americans were paid well for their land

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True or False: Many settlers were new immigrants just beginning their lives in America.

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True

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Why did the government support homesteading?

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to encourage settlers to farm the western land

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The Dawes Act...

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Divided Indians tribal lands into allotted land; those were refused had land taken away