American Westward Expansion Flashcard (Unit 1)

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1862 law that encouraged Western settlements by giving small farmers land

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Homestead Act

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1862 law that gave western states land to build agricultural and engineering colleges

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Morrill Act

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1864 attack by U.S. army killing 200 Cheyenne Indians under Black Kettle is known as:

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Sand Creek Massacre

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1876 battle where the Sioux Indians killed General Custer and his soldiers

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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1887 act that gave 160 acres to American Indians after it was surveyed

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Dawes Act

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Belief of Americans that God intended the U.S. to expand westward (coined by John L. O’Sullivan)

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Manifest Destiny

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Booms that shaped the West during the mid to late 1800s included: Cattle & Mining Booms, Industrial Revolution, Civil War, Great Depression

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Cattle & Mining Booms

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Executive department created in 1862 to help farmers

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Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Leader of the Nez Perce

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Chief Joseph

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Led the Ghost Dance Movement

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