Westward Movement Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Fill in the blank: The movement of people from one place to another is called ______.

Back

Migration

Front

What belief held that God willed the United States territory to expand 'from sea to shining sea'?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Fill in the blank: A ______ factor is a reason for migration that attracts people to a place.

Back

Pull

Front

What are the reasons people choose to migrate from one place to another?

Back

Push/Pull Factors

Front

Who were the African American soldiers that mainly served in the American West after the U.S. Civil War?

Back

Buffalo soldiers

Front

Fill in the blank: An African American who migrated West after the U.S. Civil War was known as an ______.

Back

Exoduster

Front

What U.S. government policy increased settlement of the American West by allowing people to settle land for free?

Back

Homestead Act

Front

Fill in the blank: A widely held but oversimplified idea about a group of people is called a ______.

Back

Stereotype

Front

What is the belief that the system of human enslavement should be outlawed?

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Abolition

Front

Who is a Mexican-American inhabitant of present-day Texas?

Back

Tejano