APUSH terms 4 (west & Native Americans)
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Transcontinental Railroad
Connected East and West; encouraged settlement, trade, and economic growth; negatively impacted Native Americans.
Homestead Act
Provided 160 acres of free land to settlers who farmed it; encouraged westward migration.
Railroads’ Impact on Farmers
High shipping rates and unfair practices caused debt and anger; led to Grange and Populist movements.
Destruction of the Buffalo
Devastated Plains Indians' food source and way of life; increased reliance on government aid.
Sitting Bull & Ghost Dance
Native leader resisting U.S. control; Ghost Dance movement promised restoration of lands; led to Wounded Knee Massacre.
Dawes Act & Assimilation
Divided tribal lands into private plots; forced Native Americans to adopt Euro-American culture; reduced tribal land ownership.
Helen Hunt Jackson & A Century of Dishonor
Book exposing mistreatment of Native Americans; raised public awareness of broken treaties and injustices.
Horace Greeley & the West
Newspaper editor; encouraged western settlement with the phrase "Go West, young man."
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