Growth & Growing Pains - Vocab & Content for West Expans (short)

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Process of becoming an accepted part of a country, group, or mainstream culture—can be forced or voluntary

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Assimilation

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From the 1830s-1880s, the primary US gov't approach to Native Americans was all about REMOVAL & _____________, but this policy changed in 1887 (and again in 1930). Options: Reservations, Assimilation, Citizenship, Execution

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Reservations

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This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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indigenous

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Native to or originally from a specific place

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The Dawes Act broke up__________ and gave_________of land to Native Americans.

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Native reservations; individual allotments

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How did the Transcontinental Railroad and the slaughter of buffalo impact Native Americans?

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They contributed to the ongoing displacement and destruction of Native American communities

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What battle between the US Army and the Sioux Nation began over the Ghost Dance ritual and is seen by history as the final battle in the Indian Wars?

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The Battle of Wounded Knee

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Under the Dawes Severalty Act, what happened to the leftover reservation land after dividing it into 160 acre plots?

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The government sold it for profit

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As soldiers disarmed warriors, this became the last major conflict with Native Americans. About 300 hundred Sioux were killed, including women and children.

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Wounded Knee

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Which movement aimed to improve the lives of farmers through social and educational activities, advocating for agricultural cooperatives and regulation of railroad rates?

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Grange