1.3 Westward Expansion Study Guide

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A monopoly is when:

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One seller/business dominates an industry.

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This prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

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The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

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Assimilation/Americanization

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This innovation helped link the country's natural resources from the west with the factories on the east.

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Which of the following was intended to assimilate Native Americans? Homestead Act, Dawes Act, Chinese Exclusion Act, Interstate Commerce Act

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Dawes Act

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Pressuring Native Americans to cut their hair, change their dress, and learn English are examples of:

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Assimilation

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How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West? Options: The railroad led to new discoveries of precious minerals, The railroad required immense quantities of iron and coal to build, The railroad frightened Indian tribes, who retreated to reservations, The railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east.

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The railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east.

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What would be the best title for box above? Options: Methods Used by forty-Niners to stake Claims, Sources of Conflict between Ranchers and Farmers, How Farmers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains, How American Indians and Western Farmers Cooperated.

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How Farmers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains.

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Which would be the best title for the chart? Options: Reasons for the success of the Nebraska Land Rush, Factors Contributing to the settlement of the West, Conditions Leading to the spread of Cholera, Sparks for the second Industrial Revolution

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Factors Contributing to the settlement of the West