UNIT 1 ( Group 1 Vocab)

Westward Expansion

• American expansion westward in the late 1800s

• American expansion westward in the late 1900s

• American expansion eastward in the late 1800s

• American expansion westward in the late 1700s

Homestead Act

• 1862 (during Civil War) Laws= high land, in exchange for farming the land

• The Homestead Act of 1850.
• 1862 (during Civil War) Laws= free/cheap land, in exchange for farming the land

• 1962 (during Civil War) Laws= free/cheap land, in exchange for farming the land

Manifest Destiny

• A doctrine supporting the abolition of slavery.
• God-given right & duty to expand US into West

• A 20th-century policy promoting international trade.
• A 19th-century movement for Native American rights.

Dawes Act

• The Dawes Act broke up lands and gave them to INDIVIDUALS --> break up the land

• The Dawes Act aimed to create reservations for Native Americans to preserve their culture.
• The Dawes Act was a law that promoted the hunting rights of Native Americans.
• The Dawes Act was a treaty that granted Native Americans sovereignty over their lands.

Chinese Exclusion Act

• 1882 Law created to stop Chinese from immigrating to the US

• The Chinese Exclusion Law of 1900.
• The Chinese Labor Act of 1875.
• The Chinese Immigration Act of 1892.

Assimilation

• Isolation
• Acceptance of one culture at the cost of another

• Culture at the cost of another

• Forced acceptance of one culture at the cost of another

Ghost Dance Movement

• A military strategy used by Native American tribes in the early 20th century.
• Religious movement seeking to preserve Native American lands and ways of life

• A dance performed only during harvest festivals in the 19th century.
• A political movement advocating for land rights in the 18th century.

Monopoly

• When one company owns all of an industry

• Monopoly is a video game.
• When one company own no parts of an industry

• Monopoly is a board game.

Progressive Party

• Conservative Party
• political party not interested in social reform in the cities and for factory workers

• Democratic Party
• Political party interested in social reform in the cities and for factory workers

Mass Production

• manufacturing no goods

• Manufacturing lots of goods that are expensive

• Custom production
• Manufacturing lots of goods cheaply and quickly