U.S. History Flashcard

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What was the government's main motivation for enacting the Homestead Act of 1862?

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to encourage settlement in the western territories

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What is the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and other African American activists in 1909?

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to advocate for full social and political rights for all African Americans

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How did the Homestead Act impact the economy of the United States?

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It increased the population of the West, resulting in the economic growth of the region.

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After the Civil War, what strategy was used by landowners in the South to maintain labor forces for their farms?

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entering into sharecropping agreements with former slaves

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What political party was formed in the late 1800s to advocate for the needs of farmers?

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Populist

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What policy did the American government use to keep the Native Americans from interfering with the settlement of the West?

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Native Americans were moved to reservations.

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What action was taken by the federal government to prevent conflicts between Native Americans and western settlers?

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pushing Native Americans onto reservations with defined boundaries

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In order to help western farmers in the late 1800s, the Granger Movement advocated for what reform?

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government regulation of railroad shipping rates

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What were the Granger Laws designed to regulate?

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railroad and warehouse rates

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The Bessemer process revolutionized the production of which resource?

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steel