USII.4a-b Vocab

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 allow citizens to do?

• Claim 160 acres of land for free

• Build a railroad

• Start a business

• Vote in elections

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?

• To build more railroads

• To break up communal reservation lands

• To increase taxes

• To promote industrialization

What is this before and after picture an example of?

• Land Run

• Assimilation

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Emigration

What is a land run?

• A marathon race

• A race to claim unassigned land

• A horse race

• A car race

Who were the Exodusters?

• European immigrants

• African Americans migrating to escape racism

• Native American tribes

• Asian laborers

Who is this chief and to what Native American tribe does he belong?

• Geronimo

  Apache

• Chief Joseph

  Nez Pierce

• Crazy Horse

  Powhatan

• Sitting Bull

  Delaware

What is a reservation?

• A hotel booking

• A piece of land for Native American tribes

• A type of farming

• A military base

Who is this chief?

• Sitting Bull

  Lakota (Sioux)

• Raging Antelope

  Pawnee

• Geronimo

  Comanche

• Chief Joseph

  Blackfoot

Who are immigrants?

• People who visit a country temporarily

• People who move to live permanently in a different country

• People who travel for work

• People who stay in their native country

What are ghettos?

• Wealthy neighborhoods

• Poor areas of a city where people of similar ethnic backgrounds live

• Suburban communities

• Industrial zones