Unit 1: Westward Expansion and Gilded Age

I. Many Americans went westward believing in Manifest Destiny, the idea that-

• All Americans had an equal chance making a fortune out west

• The United States was destined by God to expand westward

• That all who immigrated to the US should be treated equally

• That Native Americans could be peacefully assimilated

2) How did the U.S. try and assimilate the Native Americans and immigrants?

• They educated the groups in schools before allowing them into the country

• They forced them to speak English and adopt American customs

• They kidnapped children of these groups and educated them in foster homes

• They did not try and assimilate the groups

2) Which describes the Dawes Act?

• It offered free land to settlers

• It forced the Native Americans to assimilate or be moved to reservations

3) What were the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad? (Pick TWO)

• It allowed for the rise of the steel industry

• It connected the United States by rail from east coast to west coast

• It lead to increased the population in western cities

• The population in urban centers grew drastically

3) What was the economic impact of the Transcontinental railroad?

• It made shipping farmer's goods and traveling across the country cheaper

• Conflicts with the Native Americans increased

• The US government made millions from the Homestead Act

• It caused a decrease in taxes on big business

4) How did farmers adapt to the Great Plains?

• They built "soddies" and drilled for water wells

• Maintained contact with neighbors

• They created new irrigation techniques

• They developed new agricultural technology

4) Which described the Homestead Act?

• It offered free land to settlers if they improved it

• It forced the Native Americans to assimilate or be moved to reservations

6) Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States cities during the Gilded Age?

• They were imported as forced labor for infrastructure projects

• They were brought in to boost a declining population

• They were drawn in by the offer of free land from the Homestead Act

• They saw opportunity for a better life and factories needed workers

6) Which if these describes Tenements?

• New prison cell structures

• Containment camps for newcomers

• Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in

• Reservation rooms for Native Americans

6) Which describes Nativism?

• The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

• The idea to selectively breed people by race

• To separate people based on race

• To separate people based on religion