Historical Events and Figures

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The Trail of Tears

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A forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s.

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The Master Narrative

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The dominant story or perspective that shapes historical understanding.

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Irish immigration to the US

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A significant wave of Irish immigrants came to the US during the 19th century, particularly during the Great Famine.

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The plan to civilize Native Americans

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Policies aimed at assimilating Native Americans into European-American culture.

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Thomas Jefferson’s plan to end slavery

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Jefferson proposed gradual emancipation and colonization of freed slaves.

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Jobs that Chinese immigrants performed

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Chinese immigrants often worked in railroads, mining, laundry and agriculture.

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The closing of the Frontier

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The end of the westward expansion in the United States, officially declared in 1890.

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Fredrick Jackson Turner

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Historian known for his thesis on the significance of the American frontier.

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The Ghost Dance

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A religious movement among Native Americans that sought to restore their way of life.

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Wounded Knee

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Site of a massacre of Lakota Sioux by US troops in 1890.