Name: ____________________________________________
Westward Expansion Vocabulary and Notes
http://prezi.com/akv0nzhamccn/westward-expansion/
Manifest Destiny
Klondike Gold Rush
Homestead Act
Sod Houses (soddies)
Barbed Wire
Steel Plow
Telegraph/telephone
Reservations
Battle of Wounded Knee
Assimilation (Americanization)
Dawes Act
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Transcontinental Railroad
Bimetallism
Populist Party
William Jennings Bryan
Drawing Inferences: What do you think was going on in this video? Where do you think it was taking
place? What do you think motivated the people to do this?
Write it Out: What are some examples of technology that helped Americans settle the West and how
did it help them? (write 5-8 sentences)
Compare and Contrast: How did the man in the picture assimilate into the white culture? What other
ways that you can’t see do you think he assimilated?
List 3 effects of the Dawes Act:
1.
2.
3.
Making Connections: How did the US Government “Americanize” the Native Indians? (write 5-8
sentences)
What’s Important? List the top 3 technologies that you feel are essential to your life. For each one,
explain why it’s essential.