WE & Populism vocab review 24-25

What is Westward Expansion?

• A movement of settlers to the eastern territories of the United States.
• The 20th-century migration of people to Canada.
• The movement of settlers into the western territories of the United States.

• A cultural exchange between Native Americans and European settlers.

What is Manifest Destiny?

• the concept that the U.S. should avoid any territorial expansion.

• the idea that the U.S. should focus on international trade only.

• refers to the belief that the U.S. should remain a small nation.

• the belief that the expansion of the United States across the continent was justified and inevitable.

What's the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To build a bridge over the Mississippi River.
• To create a scenic tourist route in the mountains.
• To connect the eastern and western United States for transportation and trade.
• To connect Canada and Mexico for international trade.

What was the Homestead Act?

• a tax incentive for wealthy landowners.

• a military draft law during the Civil War.

• a law that provided free housing to urban families.

• sold low cost land to settlers out west in order to encourage westward expansion

What was assimilation of Native Americans?

• Native Americans were forced to give up their native culture & traditions and forced to adopt american culture & customs.

• A method to preserve Native American cultures
• A movement to promote Native American languages
• A legal framework for Native American sovereignty

What were the THREE goals of the Dawes Act? Choose all that apply.

• Move from using reservations to using smaller family plots of land

• Push to have Native Americans adopt an agricultural lifestyle

• Motivate Natives to assimilate by creating more boarding schools

• Sell cheap land out west to encourage westward expansion

What does departure mean?

• to remain stationary in a location.

• the act of leaving or changing from the original.

• the process of staying in one place.

• to the arrival at a destination.

Who primarily made up the Populist Party?

• Teachers and students
• Politicians and government officials
• Business owners and industrialists
• Farmers and laborers

What was the goal of the Grange Movement?

• To promote the social and economic interests of farmers.
• To create a political party for industrial workers.
• To promote urban development over rural interests.
• To establish a national bank for farmers.

Who was important to the Populist Party?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt
• William Jennings Bryan