Fall 2023 - US History - Unit 1

Incentivized the population of the West by offering land grants in exchange for cultivation of land and a 5 year stay.

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Land grant Act of 1854

• Treaty of Ghent

Westward expansion was a godly mission to spread democracy and christianity,
while immigrants experienced oppression and discrimination

• Progressivism

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Manifest Destiny

Which of the following is NOT a reason immigrant workers were chosen for the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Low wages/pay them less

• Massive numbers of immigrants to pull from

• For many immigrants, this was the only job they could find

• Rail companies believed Chinese immigrants were highly skilled

Legislation that significantly reduced the number of Chinese
immigrants allowed to enter the United States

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Anti-Immigration Act

Primary cause of the eradication of the open range as it disabled cattle from roaming
freely across the land

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Barbed Wire

What type of animal is this?

• Anteater

• Aardvark

• Opossum

• Sloth

All of the following are struggles faced by farmers in the west EXCEPT:

• Increasing debt

• High Shipping rates

• Inclement weather

• High taxes

A Movement that emphasized the importance of farmers in the nation’s ability to thrive.

• Agrarian Movement

• It's the first one

• Not this one

• Blue, not red.

Sought to bring public and political attention to the economic and social struggles faced by farmers.

• Patrons of Husbandry

• Knights of Labor

• Progressives

• American Federation of Labor

What are two things that Populists supported?

• Regulation of corporations and bimetallism

• Lower produce costs

• Higher taxes on rail roads