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American History
Unit 10 - Terms
Westward Expansion
Directions: Find the definitions for each of the following important terms; use the
glossary at the back of the book, class notes & discussions, and/or any available
source. You must define the term correctly and then use it in a comprehensive
sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the term! Handwrite neatly on a
separate sheet of paper and then staple this to your work. Remember, you must
follow all directions in order to receive full credit. Worth 70 points
1. push-pull factors
2. Pacific Railway Acts
3. Morrill Land-Grant Act
4. land speculator
5. Homestead Act
6. Exoduster
7. Great Plains
8. nomad
9. reservation
10. Battle of Little Bighorn
11. Ghost Dance
12. Massacre at Wounded Knee
13. assimilation
14. Dawes Act
15. boomers
16. sooners
17. placer mining
18. long drive
19. homesteader
20. soddie
21. dry farming
22. bonanza farm
23. Turner thesis
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stereotype
money supply
deflation
monetary policy
bimetallic standard
free silver
Bland-Allison Act
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
the Grange
Interstate Commerce Act
Populist
Cross of Gold speech