Westward Expansion: SOCIAL & CULTURAL Development [APUSH Review Unit 6 Topic 3] Period 6: 1865-1898

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Concepts covered:westward expansion, frontier settlement, Native American policies, Dawes Act, Ghost Dance movement

The video discusses the social and cultural aspects of westward expansion in the United States after the Civil War, focusing on the settlement of the frontier and its impact on both settlers and Native American populations. It highlights the romanticized image of cowboys, the challenges faced by homesteaders, the closing of the frontier, and the significant conflicts and policies affecting Native Americans, including the reservation system, the Dawes Act, and the Ghost Dance movement.

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Concepts covered:westward expansion, frontier settlement, Native American policies, Dawes Act, Ghost Dance movement

Question 1

The Homestead Act encouraged westward migration post-Civil War.

Question 2

What was the Ghost Dance movement's goal?

Question 3

The Homestead Act encouraged westward migration by offering _____ to settlers.

Question 4

CASE STUDY: A group of settlers in 1880s Kansas faces challenges with cattle drives due to new barbed wire fencing.

What should settlers do to adapt?

Question 5

CASE STUDY: A sociologist studies the cultural impact of the closing frontier on American society in the 1890s.

Select three correct cultural impacts of the closed frontier.

Question 6

The Dawes Act expanded Indian reservation lands.

Question 7

What did Frederick Jackson Turner argue about the frontier?

Question 8

The Ghost Dance movement was a form of _____ against U.S. expansion.

Question 9

CASE STUDY: A historian analyzes the impact of the Homestead Act on small farmers in the late 19th century.

What does the historian conclude about small farms?

Question 10

The Ghost Dance movement aimed to assimilate Indians.

Question 11

What ended the open cattle drive era?

Question 12

The Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Indians by dividing land into _____ plots.

Question 13

Barbed wire ended the open cattle drive era.

Question 14

How did the Dawes Act affect Native Americans?

Question 15

The Sioux Wars began in 1886 due to resistance against _____ policies.

Question 16

Frederick Jackson Turner saw the frontier's closing as concerning.

Question 17

What was a consequence of the Indian Appropriation Act?

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