PN 6.2-6.3

What was created on May 10, 1869 in Promontory Point Utah, that united the country ?

• Great Northern Railway
• Erie Canal

• First Transcontinental Railroad
• Transcontinental Highway

What largely "vanished" in the US by 1900?

• gold mines

• immigration

• poverty

• the frontier

What invention, created by joseph Glidden closed the frontier to long cattle drives?

• Barbed wire
• Railroad tracks
• Windmill
• Electric fence

Match the following terms

• An organization that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers.

• Ocala Platform

• A movement aimed at advancing the interests of farmers.

• Farmers Alliance

• A set of proposals aimed at addressing the issues faced by farmers in the late 19th century.

• National Grange Movement

Who argued that argued that 300 years of frontier experience had shaped American culture, promoting independence, individualism, inventiveness, practical-mindedness, and democracy. But people also became wasteful of natural resources.

• John Dewey
• Henry Adams
• Charles Beard
• Frederick Jackson Turner

Match the following

• Site of a massacre in 1890

• Little Big Horn

• Spiritual movement among Native Americans

• Wounded Knee

• Famous battle against Custer's forces

• Ghost Dances

• Restored some rights to Native Americans

• Dawes Act 1887

• Divided tribal lands into individual plots

• Indian Reorganization Act

What did John Muir create in order to try and preserve natural areas from from human interference?

• The Sierra Club
• The Nature Conservancy
• The Wilderness Society
• The National Park Service

What was the first national park in the US?

• Yosemite National Park
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Yellowstone National Park
• Zion National Park

What were the effects of the Homestead Act on Westward Expansion?

• Caused a decrease in the number of settlers moving west

• Resulted in the establishment of strict immigration laws

• Encouraged westward expansion by offering free land to settlers

• Led to increased conflict with Native American tribes

What was the impact of decreasing crop prices on small farmers during the period of westward expansion?

• They were able to expand their farms

• They were forced to sell their farms at high prices

• They struggled to compete in the market

• They received government subsidies