APUSH Westward Expansion & Populism

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TRUE OR FALSE. Westward settlement from 1877-1898 was fueled in part by the building of the transcontinental railroad and federal laws like the Homestead Act.

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TRUE

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In his essay on the closing of the American frontier, Frederick Jackson Turner argued...

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That the closing of the frontier was a cause of concern because Americans had nowhere to get a fresh start and would devolve to class warfare.

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Under the reservation system, the American government ...

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placed American indians into land lots called reservations that made them official wards of the state.

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By enacting the Dawes Act of 1887, the U.S. Government wanted...

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American Indian assimilation into American culture as a requirement for receiving federal land.

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TRUE OR FALSE. The Ghost Dance movement was a last ditch effort of American Indian resistance started by a Northwestern prophet named Wavoka that predicted the return of Indian ancestors and the end of White settlement in Indian territory.

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TRUE

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The actions of American troops at Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1890 were MOST LIKELY a result of ...

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American Indian resistance through the Ghost Dance movement in an effort to preserve their traditional ways of life.

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What happened to native populations as buffalo populations decreased?

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Native populations decreased.

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Select the statement that best describes the Dawes Act

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It sought to assimilate Native Americans to American culture

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Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad: Promoted migration and settlement in the West, Increased conflict between settlers and Natives, Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers, Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

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Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

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This movement advocated for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged white dominance in society.

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Ghost Dance Movement