Gateway Chapter 3 U.S. History

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What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

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To promote individual land ownership and agriculture

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How did the Dawes Act affect tribal landholding?

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It divided lands into individual allotments.

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What was the result of the privatization of tribal lands under the Dawes Act?

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Catastrophic loss of tribal lands

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What was the long-lasting effect of the Dawes Act on Native American nations?

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Struggle to reclaim cultural heritage and ancestral lands

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Party of the farmer and working man. Wanted government ownership of railroads, bimetallism, and direct election of senators.

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Populist Party

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Transcontinental railroad, discovery of precious metals, cheap land, and Indian relocation.

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Pull Factors of Westward Expansion

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Address by William Jennings Bryan promoting bimetallism to help farmers pay off their debts

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Cross of Gold Speech

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1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners with the goal of turning natives into farmers. Led to sell off of Indian lands.

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Dawes Act

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Agricultural overproduction, scarcity of money, high shipping costs, debt, and rural isolation.

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Farmers Problems

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In the argument of the coinage of silver, what would be the end result? Options: Silver being used for jewelry., More money available means government has more control over farmers., More money available means farmers can pay their debts, Railroads accept payment in silver.

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More money available means farmers can pay their debts