American History 2- Unit 1

How many acres does a person receive with the homestead act?

• 200

• 150

• 160

• 140

What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?

• Homestead Act
• Morril Act
• Dawes Act
• Reconstruction Act

What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?

• Homestead Act
• Dawes Act
• Morril Act
• Reconstruction Act

The transcontinental railroad ______

• connected east and west
• connected north and south

The Dawes Act...

• Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
• divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
• provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
• established the route for the Transcontinental railroad

Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.

• Nativism
• Ethnic Enclaves
• Assimilation

How were the Chinese discriminated against?

• They were denied water and supplies
• Black Codes prevented their freedoms
• they were objected to Jim Crow Laws
• they were paid less than other workers

The Central Pacific hired what kind of workers?

• Chinese

• Irish

• Native Americans

• African Americans

The Union Pacific hired what kind of workers?

• Chinese

• Irish

• Native Americans

• African Americans

What is the process that converts iron ore into steel?

• Bessemer Process

• patent

• mass migration

• Second Industrial Revolution