Westward Expansion

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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Belief that the United States should expand to the Pacific coast

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This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere.

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Dawes Act

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The Dawes Act broke up__________ and gave_________ of land to Native Americans.

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reservations; allotments

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What happened at Custer's Last Stand in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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Custer was killed, along with his entire force.

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This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere.

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Dawes Act

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Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.

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Assimilation

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What act gave 160 acres to any family who would live on the land and farm it for 5 years?

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The Homestead Act of 1862

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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How did the Transcontinental Railroad change life for people in the United States?

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It became much easier to travel from the East to the West.

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Manifest Destiny is the belief that

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it was right for the United States to expand to the Pacific Ocean.