Gilded Age: Growth & Change in the West

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to —

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

US.12(A) analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the Klondike Gold Rush, the Panama Canal, the Dust Bowl, and the levee failure in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. What is the best title for this list? - Built sod houses - Used steel plows - Developed dry farming techniques.

• F) How Sharecroppers Lived in the Deep South

• G) Ways Migrant Workers Lived in the Southwest

• H) How Miners Took Advantage of Gold Rush Opportunities

• J) Ways Settlers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker-shaded areas?

• The introduction of barbed wire throughout the Great Plains

• The expansion of railway lines throughout the West

• The acceptance of Mormons by other religious sects in the East

• The peaceful integration of settlers with American Indian populations

Which factor contributed to the population shift described in this excerpt?

• The granting of citizenship to American Indians

• The building of transcontinental railroads

• The relaxation of immigration quotas

• The introduction of sharecropping

What was the primary reason the exodusters left the South?

• To escape drought conditions

• To reunite with family members

• To find employment in U.S. wartime industries

• To escape oppression and discrimination

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo

• The discovery of precious metals

• A series of federal land grants

• A decrease in agricultural production

Which phrase describes the purpose of this law?

• To establish grant programs for universities

• To encourage cooperation with native populations

• To encourage western migration

• To expedite the naturalization process

What was one effect of the act described in this list?

• The population of settlers in the American West increased.

• The debt of the federal government increased.

• The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased.

• The demand for natural resources decreased.

Which statement describes how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the United States during the late 1800s?

• The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.

• The railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the West.

• The railroad contributed to population growth and increased sharecropping in the East.

• The railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks in the East.

describe how the economic impact of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Homestead Act contributed to the close of the frontier in the late 19th century.

• a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes with American Indians

• the establishment of agricultural communities on the American frontier

• federal regulation of agriculture

• a decline in immigration to urban areas