US 1- Westward Expansion and the New South

Front

What was the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America called?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Which industry was significantly impacted by the discovery of gold and silver during the Westward Expansion?

Back

Mining

Front

What was the journey called where cowboys drove cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas?

Back

The Long Drive

Front

What was one major impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Back

It connected the East Coast to the West Coast.

Front

Which system often led to debt and poverty for farmers in the New South? Options: Tenant Farming, Sharecropping, Plantation System, Cooperative Farming

Back

Sharecropping

Front

What did the Jim Crow Laws enforce?

Back

Racial segregation

Front

Which Supreme Court case upheld the legality of segregation, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine?

Back

Plessy v. Ferguson

Front

Who advocated for African Americans to focus on vocational education and economic self-sufficiency?

Back

Booker T. Washington

Front

What was the main goal of the Granger Movement?

Back

To regulate railroads and other reforms

Front

What economic policy did the Populist Party support to increase the money supply and ease debt?

Back

Bimetallism