Westward Expansion and Its Impact

The video reviews Unit 6 of the AP U.S. History curriculum, focusing on westward migration after the Civil War. It discusses the settlement of the West, the closing of the frontier, and its impact on American society and Native Americans. The video also covers the resistance and assimilation of Native Americans, highlighting key events like the Sioux Wars and the Dawes Act. The significance of the frontier's closure is explored through Fredrick Jackson Turner's essay, emphasizing the societal changes and challenges faced by settlers and Native Americans.

What were two major factors that encouraged westward migration after the Civil War?

• The California Gold Rush and the Pony Express

• The Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812

• The Homestead Act and transcontinental railroads

• The Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail

What technological advancement ended the era of open cattle drives?

• Steam engines

• Barbed wire fencing

• Telegraph lines

• Electricity

What was Fredrick Jackson Turner's main concern about the closing of the frontier?

• It would result in class conflicts similar to Europe

• It would cause a loss of American identity

• It would increase westward expansion

• It would lead to economic prosperity

What was a key argument in Fredrick Jackson Turner's essay about the frontier?

• The frontier was irrelevant to American history

• The frontier was a source of American innovation

• The frontier was a barrier to progress

• The frontier was a cause of American decline

What was the primary purpose of the reservation system for Native Americans?

• To assimilate them into American society

• To provide them with education

• To give them independence

• To protect their cultural heritage

What was the Dawes Act of 1887 designed to do?

• Recognize Native American sovereignty

• Create new reservations

• Divide reservation lands into individual plots

• Preserve Native American lands

What was the impact of the Indian Appropriation Act of 1871?

• It granted Native Americans U.S. citizenship

• It expanded reservation lands

• It recognized Native American sovereignty

• It nullified all previous treaties with Native tribes

What was a significant effect of the transcontinental railroad on Native American populations?

• It increased trade with Native tribes

• It facilitated mass migration westward

• It protected Native lands

• It preserved buffalo herds

What was the Ghost Dance Movement's main belief?

• It would end the reservation system

• It would drive white settlers away

• It would restore buffalo herds

• It would bring rain to the plains

What event marked the end of the Indian Wars?

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie

• The Wounded Knee Massacre

• The Ghost Dance Movement