Ch. 16 Sect 2 NOTES.doc.docx
9th Grade U.S. History Name____________________________
Chapter 5; Review NOTES Date________________ Hour_____
p. 177-200
Looking to the West
(1860-1900)
FOCUS:
( Moving West
With the encouragement of the federal government,
settlers took up the __________________________ of life
in the West.
( Conflict with Native Americans
American expansion into the West led to the near ___________________________________________ nations there.
( Farming, Mining and Ranching
Modern farming methods, the discovery of mineral deposits and ranching made the West ____________ to many individual settlers and big business.
( Populism
By the late 1800s, _______________________________ for American farmers created fertile ground for a ____________________________________ movement.
( Frontier Myths
The story of the “______________________” has always captured American’ imagination, but the myths disregard many other experiences that helped shape the nation.
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Crash Course: Westward Expansion
1. What does Green state that the United States is literally in the business of? _____________________________________
2. The “WEST” was not unoccupied territory. Who already lived in much of this area? ________________________________________
3. How did the railroad enable migration west (2 reasons)?
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4. What was the basis of the Plains Tribes’ existence? ______________________________
5. Where was the most famous boarding school for the ‘civilizing’ of Native people?
6. The farming in the west quickly went from small family farms to those owned by ____________________.
7. The exploration of the Oregon Trail and the Wild West are actually split in time by what major event?
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QUESTIONS
1. Describe two challenges homesteaders faced in the West.
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2. Explain how Indian cultures were weakened by wars and government reform.
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3. What invention revolutionized farming in the mid-1800s?
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4. What farmer’s protest group gave rise to the populist political party?
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5. How did frontier myths contribute to the national identity?
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