Period 6 LEQ Review

Social Causes of Westward Expansion

• Racial superiority

• Opportunities for immigrants / migrants

• Overcrowding in the east

Social Effects of Westward Expansion

• Mass displacement of Native Americans

• Rise of ethnic enclaves

• Cultural assimilation and loss of tradition

Political Causes of Westward Expansion

• Railroad expansion

• Ideas of Manifest Destiny

• Homestead Act of 1862

Political Effects of Westward Expansion

• Statehood and political power shifts

• Native American displacement policies

• Expansion of federal power

Economic Causes of Westward Expansion

• Desire for natural resources

• Advancing railroad technology

• Expansion of trade markets

Economic Effects of Westward Expansion

• Rapid industrialization / Mass production

• Mining booms and resource extraction

• New jobs for migrants to the west

Social Causes of Industrialization

• Population growth and urbanization

• Consumer demand for goods

• Mass immigration and a larger workforce

Social Effects of Industrialization

• Shift in the roles of women in society

• Poor working conditions for laborers

• Growth of the middle class

Political Causes of Industrialization

• Tariffs and promotion of domestic markets

• Laissez-Faire Economy

• Weak labor protections

Political Effects of Industrialization

• Regulations on business

• Rise of political machines

• Emergence of labor unions and reformers

Economic Causes of Industrialization

• Technological innovation

• Expansion of markets

• Growing cheap workforce

Economic Effects of Industrialization

• Monopolies

• Mass production of goods

• Growing domestic / international trade

Social Causes of Immigration

• Population growth in Europe and Asia

• Opportunity in the United States

• Religious and Political Freedom

Social Effects of Immigration

• Racism and nativism

• Creation of ethnic enclaves

• Rise of settlement housing

Political Causes of Immigration

• Open immigration policies

• Government favoring business / factories

• Political repression in Europe and Asia

Political Effects of Immigration

• Rise of political machines

• Anti-Immigration laws

• Labor unions and reformers

Economic Causes of Immigration

• Need for cheap labor in factories

• Economic issues in Europe and Asia

• Promise of land

Economic Effects of Immigration

• Expansion of the US labor force

• Contributions to industrial growth

• National dependency on immigrant labor