The Gilded Age

Following the Civil War, people began to settle more in which area?

• North into Canada

• West of the Mississippi River

• South into Mexico

• Across the Atlantic in Europe

What did the Homestead Act do?

• Gave slave owners a new house if they freed their slaves.

• Built new homes in New York City to help overpopulation.

• Gave free land out west to people who moved there to farm it.

• It created a new tax on houses that had more than 5 bedrooms.

Due to the lack of wood on the prairie, houses were made out of what?

• Sod

• Wood

• Steel

• Bamboo

What did pioneers use as fuel?

• Wood

• Coal

• Oil

• Buffalo "Chips" (Manure)

What invention led to the end of long cattle drives?

• Cattle Prods

• Tractors

• Barbed Wire

• Cow Bells

Where did most immigrants come from before 1871?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Asia

• Eastern Europe

• South America

Where did most immigrants come from during the period of 1871-1921?

• Australia

• Southern/Eastern Europe and Asia

• South America

• Africa

Why did many of these immigrants come to the United States?

• Economic opportunity

• Better Lives for their Families

• To take over the government

• Freedom

Where did most immigrants from Europe enter when they got to the US?

• Washington D.C.

• Ellis Island in the New York Harbor

• Miami, Florida

• Los Angeles, California

Why was the United States called the "Melting Pot?"

• Immigrants began to learn English and mix with American customs.

• The US had the best fondue.

• Summers in the south were extremely hot.

• Immigrants refused to accept American customs.