Westward Expansion

pg 7

Gold Rush

Hundreds of thousands migrated from the East to strike it rich: California, Klondike (Yukon), and the like

Great Plains

Grasslands of Central North American that extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

Homestead Act (1862)

Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West

Cattle Drives

Demand for beef increased; cowboys drove cattle along trails to be shipped east by Railroad

Soddy

a house built of mud and grass that was settled because of a lack of wood on the Great Plains

Barbed Wire

Used to fence in land on the Great Plains, eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.

Transcontinental Railroad

connected the U.S.

Native Americans…

are forced to assimilate by the Nativists.

Populism

favors common person’s interests over wealthy or business interests; angry at Radical Right (rr)