Unit 7, Section 1 HW

Key Term #1: What was the Homestead Act?

• Granted 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee, promoting westward expansion.

• A treaty between Native Americans and the government.

• The Homestead Act provided free housing to urban families.
• The Homestead Act was a tax imposed on landowners in the East.

Key Term #2: The ____________ were African Americans who migrated from the South to the Great Plains in the late 1800s, fleeing racial violence and inequality under the Jim Crow system.

Key Term #3: The ​ (a)   was completed by ​ (b)   labor. This railway was completed in Promontory Point, ​ (c)   , in 1869, linking the western and eastern parts of the United States.

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Chinese & Irish
• Utah
• Intercontinental Express
• Native American & African
• California

Key Term #4: What was the Wounded Knee Massacre?

• A peaceful negotiation between the U.S. government and the Lakota Sioux.
• A military parade held in honor of the Lakota Sioux in 1890.
• The Wounded Knee Massacre was a tragic event where U.S. Army troops killed hundreds of Lakota Sioux in 1890.
• A celebration of the end of the Indian Wars in the United States.

Key Term #5: This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere. 

• Homestead Act 
• Morrill Act 
• Dawes Act 
• Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

Key Term #6: What did the Populist Movement support? Select 3 items for the list below.

• Direct election of Senators

• 8 hour work day

• Bimetallism

• Unlimited presidential terms

• The Gold Standard

Question #1: What event ended both the Ghost Dance movement and the Indian Wars?

• Sand Creek Massacre
• Wounded Knee Massacre
• Treaty of Fort Laramie
• Battle of Little Bighorn

Question #2: List a positive and negative consequence of the expansion of the United States.

Positive: ​ (a)  

Negative: ​ (b)  

• Started a market revolution
• Pushed Native Americans off land onto reservations

Question #3: Why did the Dawes Act fail?

• The Dawes Act was widely supported by Native American leaders.
• The Dawes Act promoted cultural preservation among Native Americans.
• The Dawes Act successfully increased tribal land ownership.
• Many Native Americans refused to move onto their assigned reservations and refused to assimilate to white culture

Question #4: How did railroads affect US business and Native Americans?

US Business:​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Native Americans: ​ ​ (c)  

• Ship more products at a faster rate
• Lower shipping costs
• Forced to give up land to build railroads