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| Name 4 geographic featres that were obstables for travelers during Westward Expansion? |
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Mountain Ranges
Rivers
Deserts |
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Which of the following was NOT an economic factor for settling the West?
Climate
Fur Trading
Land
Ranching |
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| Name two benefits of the Transcontinental Railroad. |
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Provided a way of travel.
Attracted settlers.
Transported goods.
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| How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect Native Americans' way of life? |
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| It led to loss of buffalo which means they did not have food for their families. |
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Describe how relationships were between these various groups of people during Westward Expansion.
Ranchers
Cowboys
Native Americans
Immigrants |
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There were many different types of conflict and cooperation.
Conflict: Not agreeing
Cooperation: Getting along and working together |
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| Besides Native Americans, which group of immigrants were forced from their land during Westward Expansion? |
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| Name one economic effect of Westward Expansion on Native Americans. |
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There were driven off their land.
They were forced to live on reservations. |
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What factor did NOT create a change in the US economy during the Industrial Revolution?
Agriculture
Inventions
Manufactoring
Technology |
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Agriculture
HINT: Remind them to think Industrial Revolution NOT Westward Expansion. |
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| What was the main reason discriminitory laws (Jim Crow laws) were passes by all southern state governments? |
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| To continue white supremacy (white power) by keeping races seperated. |
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| What was the result of the treaties between the United States government and the Native American tribes? |
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| The United States government did not honor the treaties. |
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| How did the economy change during the post-Civil War Industrial Revolution? |
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| It changed from an economy based on agriculture and trade to one based on the production of manufactured goods. |
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| In the early 1900s, immigrants had many opportunities when they came to the United States. Name three of their opportunities. |
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| They had the opportunity to vote, start their own business, and to send their children to public schools. |
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| How did the rise of big business impact the United States in becoming a World Power? |
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| Big businesses increased the amount of immigrant workers, cause the US to grow, and made greater profits. |
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| Why were Hawaii and the Philippines places of interest for the United States at the time of the Spanish American War? |
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| Americans wanted access to better fruit on the islands. |
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| Name a role the United States had plated in World War 1? |
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Definition
| American troops stopped the final attacks of German troops on the western front. |
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| What was the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson? |
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| Seperate facilities were equal as long as they were equal. |
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True or False
Immigrants found political, social and economic opportunity in the United States in the 1900s. |
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True or False
Immigrants did not make any contributions to the growth and development in the U.S. |
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| From which countries did most "new" immigrants com to the US in the latel 19th and early 20th centuries? |
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| Italy, Slavic countries, and Russia |
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| What was a concern of factory workers during the Industrial Revolution? |
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Definition
| Unsafe working conditions |
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| What was the purpose of the Panama Canal? |
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Definition
| It allowed the United States to sail ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quicked to help trade and the economy. |
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Which of the following BEST describes the United States' involvement in WWI?
A. The US was the firest of the allied nations to end the war.
B. The US supported the Central Powers, including Germany and Austria.
C. The US played an important role in stopping German troops.
D. The US refused to enter the war and just helped with peace negotiations. |
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What do the following have in comming?
Wartime Propaganda
Ties with Great Britain
Unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| They were factors that led the United States into WWI. |
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| What were some push reasons for immigration to the United States? |
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Definition
War
Poverty
Discrimination |
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| What were some pull reasons for immigration to the United States? |
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Economic Opportunity
Religious Freedom
Social Eqaulity |
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| People who wrote and spoke out about the unsafe working conditions. |
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