Westward Expansion

Gave 160 acres of western land to anyone who promised to farm.

• Homestead Act

• Haymarket Act

• Freeland Act

• Indian Removal Act

Which two immigrant groups built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Mexican / African

• Chinese / Irish

• English / Dutch

• Native Americans / French

Congress passed a law restricting which immigrant group from entering the United States?

• German

• Irish

• Chinese

• Mexican

Who were the Exodusters?

• Irish immigrants who came from the town of Exodust.

• Chinese immigrants building railroads in Nevada deserts.

• African Americans who moved from the South to Kansas after Reconstruction.

• African Americans who moved to California during the Gold Rush.

What is the Grange?

• An organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads.

• An organization through which Native Americans attempted to combat the power of the US Government.

• What cattlemen and farmers fought over in the "Grange Wars."

• A type of silo used for storing grain.

The significance of the Battle at Little Bighorn is that . . .

• Native Americans were willing to fight to keep their way of life

• Plains warriors could be formidable foes.

• The U.S. Cavalry didn't always win.

• All of these.

• None of these.

The American cowboy learned his skills from . . . ?

• the Argentinian gaucho

• the cowboys of the Camargue

• the Hungarian csiskos

• the Mexican vaqueros

The ___________ made cattle ranching for eastern markets possible.

• pioneer trails

• railroads

• animal migration paths

• Mississippi River

Why did the Populists end up going with one of the 2 main political parties in the 1896 election?

• They would have more of a chance of winning the election with a larger more recognizable party.

• Populism wasn't that popular.

• the Republicans promised to keep inflation low.

• none of these

Check all that apply.

What caused the Populist Party to decline?

• Consumers and workers were afraid of inflation.

• It was difficult to unite farmers and workers.

• It was a third party. Third parties traditionally have a difficult time in our 2 party system.

• The Republican party decided to adopt the Populist party platform.