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U.S. History 11 - Westward Expansion

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This deck covers key concepts, events, and figures related to the Westward Expansion in U.S. history, including important acts, movements, and individuals.

morrill land grant act

Set aside land and provided money for agricultural colleges
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Term
Definition
morrill land grant act
Set aside land and provided money for agricultural colleges
homestead act
1862 - Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
dawes act
1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners
pacific railway acts
acts that gave companies loans and large land grants to build the transcontinental railroad
buffalo soldiers
Name given to African American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army on the western frontier and fought in the Indian Wars (1854-1890).
exodusters
Name given to the former slaves who migrated from the South to the West following the Civil War.

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TermDefinition
morrill land grant act
Set aside land and provided money for agricultural colleges
homestead act
1862 - Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
dawes act
1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners
pacific railway acts
acts that gave companies loans and large land grants to build the transcontinental railroad
buffalo soldiers
Name given to African American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army on the western frontier and fought in the Indian Wars (1854-1890).
exodusters
Name given to the former slaves who migrated from the South to the West following the Civil War.
chivington massacre
group of cheyenne indiansa massacred in colorado by American troops
helen hunt jackson
Author of the 1881 book A Century of Dishonor that exposed the U.S. governments many broken promises to the Native Americans.
ghost dance
A ritual dance performed by some members of the Sioux tribe in an effort bring back the buffalo and return the Native American tribes to their land
wounded knee
In 1890, after killing Sitting Bull, the 7th Cavalry rounded up Sioux at this place in South Dakota and 300 Natives were murdered and only a baby survived.
chief joseph
Lead the Nez Perce during the hostilities between the tribe and the U.S. Army in 1877. His speech 'I Will Fight No More Forever' mourned the young Indian men killed in the fighting.
policy of concentration
act/policy in the 1830s forced indians to leave their homelands to live on grounds half the land size (reservations).
turner thesis
1893 theory of Federick Jackson Turner that claimed that the frontier had played a key role in forming the American character, helps justify conquest of Native Americans
sitting bull
American Indian chief, he lead the victory of Little Bighorn
dime novels
Inexpensive paperback books popular during Civil War.
william f. cody
called buffalo bill cody who killed more than 4 thousand buffalo
1890 census
The frontier was officially settled and used many different types of information that wasn't able to be measured before such as jobs, race, age, etc.
frederick jackson turner
United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
cowboys
(1870s-1880s) people who herded large groups of cattle across the Great Plains.
frontier
an area just beyond or at the edge of a settled area
william s. hart
american actor in westerns
what did wyoming do in 1890
44th state admitted to the union
homestead act
created by government to encourage westward expansion