Westward Expansion

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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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The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

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assimilation

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Which of these did the Homestead Act do? Allowed settlers to build two-story homes, Allowed settlers to settle into Florida, Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT: Native Americans were moved to reservations. Native Americans died from new diseases. Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

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Native Americans were paid well for their land.

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As a result of more migration out west more______ began to form.

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Major Cities, Railroads, Improved agricultural land

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Broke up reservations in order to "americanize" the Native Americans.

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The Dawes Act

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Which of the following was intended to assimilate Native Americans? Homestead Act, Dawes Act, Chinese Exclusion Act, Interstate Commerce Act

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Dawes Act

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Which of the following offered free land in the West to encourage settlement? Homestead Act, Dawes Act, Chinese Exclusion Act, Interstate Commerce Act

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Homestead Act

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Which of the following is responsible for the end of the cattle drives? Dawes Act, Buffalo, Barbed Wire, Immigration

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Barbed Wire

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Lack of jobs, poverty, famine, war, and persecution are all examples of:

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Push Factor