Westward Expansion & Gilded Age UNIT 2 Reveiw

The main reason for westward expansion was the belief in ____________________________.

• Manifest Destiny

• Isolationism

• Industrial Revolution

• Monroe Doctrine

What natural resources were available out West? List all 4.

• Gold, silver, copper, and oil

• Coal, timber, water, and fish

• Iron, coal, oil, and timber

• Oil, wood, land and gold

A large number of settlers were __________________ - seeking opportunities in America.

• immigrants

• tourists

• explorers

• traders

Compare and contrast the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act.

• Both aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society.

• The Homestead Act provided land to settlers, while the Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Native Americans.

• Both acts were designed to provide land to Native Americans.

• The Dawes Act provided land to settlers, while the Homestead Act aimed to assimilate Native Americans.

What problems did settlers face as they moved out West?

• NATIVE AMERICANS, CLIMATE (WEATHER), STARVATION

• LACK OF RESOURCES, THE FRENCH, DISEASE

• THE SPANISH, DISEASE, NATIVE AMERICANS

• HURRICANES, THE SPANISH, STARVATION

Describe the culture of Native Americans.

• NOMADIC – MOVED FROM Place to place, following the buffalos

  Traditional roles of men (HUNTING, WAR, ECT.) and women (RAISING CHILDREN,

  ECT.)

• Rich and diverse with various traditions ,Similar to European culture

• Primarily focused on technology, Centered around urban development

• Islamic Culture, Focused on Farming and raising of sheep and goats

Native Americans were moved off of their land as a result of the ____________________. Then, they were placed onto ____________________ (land set aside for Native American groups to live on).

• Homestead Act; reservations

• Removal Act; territories

• Dawes Act; colonies

• Trail of Tears; settlements

As settlers moved West, they ultimately wiped out the _________________, which ultimately disrupted the way of life for Native Americans. (Their numbers dropped from _____________ to ________________.)

• buffalo: 50 Million to less than a 1,000

• deer: 1 Million to less than 100

• wolves: 30 Million to less than 10,000

• bears: 10 Million to less than 500

Define assimilation.

• SIMILAR – WHEN SOMEONE BECOMES SIMILAR TO ANTOHER CULTURE

• MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE

• THE BELIEF THAT IT IS OUR DESTINY TO MOVE AS FAR WEST AS POSSIBLE

• SHINY AND BEAUTIFUL ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT CHEAP AND

  WORTHLESS UNDERNEATH

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting them individual plots of land

• To provide financial aid to Native American tribes

• To establish reservations for Native American tribes

• To promote Native American cultural practices