Westward Expansion

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Describe the area of the Great Plains.

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Flat, dry grasslands that rise gradually from east to west. Land eroded by wind and water, little rainfall.

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What was the Homestead Act?

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Passed in 1862, it provided 160 acres of land if you lived on the land and farmed it for five years.

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What was the importance of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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It was considered a big win for Native Americans who defeated General Custer and his men.

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What was the outcome of Wounded Knee?

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It was a massacre that ended the armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States. Hundreds of Native Americans were killed (mostly women and children).

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A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity.

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Boomtown

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African Americans who moved West following the Civil War.

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Exodusters

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A piece of public land set apart for a particular purpose.

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Reservation

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A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.

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Ghost Town

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A formal agreement made between two or more groups of people.

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Treaty

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A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

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Immigrant