Exploring Social and Cultural Development During Westward Expansion

The video reviews Unit 6 of the AP U.S. History curriculum, focusing on westward migration after the Civil War. It discusses the causes and effects of settlement in the West, including the Homestead Act and transcontinental railroads. The video explores the impact on society and culture, the role of homesteaders, and the closing of the frontier. Frederick Jackson Turner's thesis on the frontier's significance is examined, along with the effects on Native Americans, including the reservation system and resistance movements like the Ghost Dance. The video concludes with the end of Indian resistance at Wounded Knee.

What were the two main factors that encouraged westward migration after the Civil War?

• The Gold Rush and the Homestead Act

• The Homestead Act and transcontinental railroads

• The Gold Rush and the completion of the Panama Canal

• The discovery of oil and the Homestead Act

What romanticized figure emerged from the American West during the cattle trade era?

• The Miner

• The Farmer

• The Cowboy

• The Railroad Worker

What technology ended the days of open cattle drives?

• Barbed wire fencing

• Steam engines

• Windmills

• Telegraph lines

What was the significance of the closing of the frontier according to Fredrick Jackson Turner?

• It was a cause for celebration

• It signified the beginning of industrialization

• It marked the end of American expansion

• It was a cause for concern

What was one of the main reasons the Oklahoma Territory was designated for Native Americans?

• It was close to major cities

• It was rich in natural resources

• It was considered undesirable for American settlers

• It had a mild climate

What system did the federal government develop to address the 'Indian problem'?

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Gold Rush

• The Reservation System

• The Homestead Act

What was the main consequence of the Indian Appropriation Act of 1871?

• It provided free land to Native Americans

• It established new reservations

• It nullified all previous treaties with Native American nations

• It granted Native Americans citizenship

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To establish new reservations

• To divide reservation lands into individual plots

• To provide vocational training to Native Americans

• To grant Native Americans full sovereignty

What was the Ghost Dance Movement?

• A celebration of the end of the Indian Wars

• A ritualistic dance believed to drive away white settlers

• A religious movement to assimilate Native Americans

• A form of protest against the Dawes Act

What event marked the end of the Indian Wars?

• The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The Wounded Knee Massacre

• The signing of the Dawes Act

• The Battle of Little Bighorn