Westward Expansion

a late-19th century political movement demanding that people have a greater voice in government and seeking to advance the interests of farmers and laborers. Pushed for secret ballots, direct election of senators, and regulation of railroads.

• Farmer-Labor Initiative

• Populism

• Progressive Movement

• Agrarian Uprising

a plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture. Highly debated by Americans, the driving force behind the Dawes Act.

• Assimilation
• Native American Acculturation Project

• Cultural Integration Scheme

• Indian Civilization Program

a U.S. law enacted in 1862, that provided 160 acres in the West to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household and would cultivate the land for five years. Encouraged white families to develop the West.

• The Morrill Act

• Manifest Destiny Act

• The Homestead Act

• Western Settlers' Law

All of the following were a part of the Populist Party platform EXCEPT:

• Secret Ballots

• Direct Election of Senators

• Increased Immigration

• Railroad regulation

What role did the buffalo play in the lives of Plains Indians?

• They were the focus of the Plains Indians' religious beliefs

• They were captured and sold as livestock to farmers

• They were a source of income because Indians sold their meat to railroad workers

• They were a source of food, clothing, tools, and shelter

a monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined in terms of a set amount of gold.

• The Gold Standard
• Bimetallism

• Greenbacks

• Solid Gold Monetary Model

groups of farmers who sent lecturers from town to town to educate people about agricultural and rural issues. Issues included a need for lower interest rates as well as government control over railroads and banks.

• Farmer Education Corps

• Rural Progress Societies

• Rural Reform Circles

• Farmers Alliance

The intent of the Homestead Act was to

• prevent African Americans from settling out West

• settle Native Americans in farming communities.

• make money for the government.

• encourage white families to develop the West.

law, enacted in 1887, that was intended to “Americanize” Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners. Designed to benefit white settlers by giving them more land and Americanize natives.

• The Homestead Act

• The Morrill Act

• The Dawes Act

• Native Land Redistribution Law

Which of the following is the best description for exodusters?

• European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains

• Plains Indians forced onto reservations in the 1800s

• former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains

• cowboys who worked long drives in the summer and odd jobs in the winter