Immigration, Migration, Westward Expansion

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

• cultural diffusion

• amalgamation

• assimilation

• cultural absorption

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

• Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

• Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

• Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

• Native Americans were moved to reservations.

• Native Americans died from new diseases.

• Native Americans were paid well for their land.

• Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

As a result of more migration out west more______ began to form.

• Major Cities

• Railroads

• Improved agricultural land

• all of the above

Broke up reservations in order to "americanize" the Native Americans.

• The Homestead Act

• Compromise of 1870

• The Dawes Act

• Reconstruction Act

Which of the following was intended to assimilate Native Americans?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

Which of the following offered free land in the West to encourage settlement?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

Lack of jobs, poverty, famine, war, and persecution are all examples of:

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Economic opportunities (jobs), religious freedom, improved living conditions are all:

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

Pressuring Native Americans to cut their hair, change their dress, and learn English are examples of:

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors