
Unit 1 Topic 1 Vocabulary

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does the term "Manifest Destiny" refer to?
Back
The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across the North American continent.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
Back
To provide 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee, provided they improved the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Who were the "exodusters"?
Back
African Americans who migrated from the South to Kansas and other Western states after the Civil War.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What did the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 achieve?
Back
It provided federal support for the construction of a transcontinental railroad from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the goal of the policy of assimilation regarding Native Americans?
Back
To integrate Native Americans into American society by encouraging them to adopt American customs and lifestyles.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What was the purpose of the Carlisle Indian Schools?
Back
To assimilate Native American children into American culture by teaching them English and American customs.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
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A policy that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners to encourage farming and assimilation.
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