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Opening the West

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One of the goals of the Populist Party was...

Unlimited silver coins for farmers to pay back debts.

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Why did many boomtowns turn into ghost towns?

Once the gold or silver was gone people left.

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Benefits of the Transcontinental Railroad...

connecting the West and East coasts for the first time.

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The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 contributed to the settlement of which United States region.

West

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The Homestead Act attempted to promote the development of western lands by...

Providing free land to settlers.

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What was a major goal of the Dawes Act?

To encourage the Native Americans to become more like the “whites”.

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The Populist Party was important in US history because it...

proposed ideas that later became laws.

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The Populist movement was most interested in improving conditions for...

Farmers

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Between 1860 and 1890, which experience did the Native Americans have? (What was their life like?)

They were forced to live on reservations.

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The conflicts “whites” had with Native Americans between 1860 and 1890 were because...

The movement of settlers onto the Great Plains.

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During this event, the U.S. Army attacked a group of Native Americans without the Native Americans trying to fight, killing men, women, and children.

The Battle of Wounded Knee

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Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull played a part in the...

Battle of Little Bighorn

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Transcontinental Railroad

A railroad that connected the East and West of the United States and Promontory Point, Utah

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Cow Towns

Towns for cattle that were located near trains.

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Oklahoma Land Rush

When the government decided to give land away to Homesteaders that was previously reserved for Native Americans.

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Populist Party

“Party for the People” this political party was for the common American and wanted farmers to succeed.

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