The Gilded Age - Part 1

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The period of economic growth in the United States after the Civil War is called the ____________.

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Gilded Age

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What was a primary motivation for the United States government to pass the Pacific Railway Act of 1862?

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To promote westward expansion and economic development.

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What provided a direct route from East to West and the government land to sell?

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Transcontinental Railroad

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The following requirements were part of the _________________: *live on the land for 5 years *make improvements to the land

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Homestead Act

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Native Americans were forced to move to smaller reservations further west and assimilate to American culture. This was a result of the ____________.

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Native Americans-Dawes Act 1887

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Which battle is referred to as "Custer's Last Stand"?

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Battle of Little Big Horn

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How did the events of Wounded Knee bring the Indian Wars to an end?

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300 unarmed Natives were killed

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The _____________ was a law passed by the U.S. Congress that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States.

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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

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This act established reservation system and ended treaty making process with Natives and government.

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Indian Appropriations Act 1851 and 1871