Unit 2 US History Flashcard

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How did railroads most impact farming in the West during the late 1800s? Options: They connected farms with distant markets for selling their harvest., They helped large landowners illegally acquire land from homesteaders., The greater ease of transportation led many farmers to change to cattle ranching., They made owning large farms more difficult by laying tracks through farmlands.

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They connected farms with distant markets for selling their harvest.

Front

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States during Reconstruction?

Back

It encouraged westward expansion.

Front

Which statement best explains what the Dawes Act did?

Back

it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites

Front

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

Back

Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.

Front

This law created 160 acres plots of land to be sold for a small fee to encourage settlement in the west.

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Homestead Act

Front

Which event is considered the LAST conflict with Native Americans? Options: Battle of Wounded Knee, Battle of Little Bighorn, Sand Creek Massacre, The Red River War

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Battle of Wounded Knee

Front

What does assimilation of the Native Americans refer to?

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It refers to the process of adopting the white settlers' culture.

Front

A Native American movement that called for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged white dominance in society

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The Ghost Dance

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African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War

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Exodusters

Front

After the civil war, the settlers headed for _____________ and built homesteads on land given to them by the federal government.

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Great Plains