us history 2 period

Agrarian

concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land

Manifest Destiny

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

Dawes Act

An act that removed Indian land from tribal possesion, redivided it, and distributed it among individual Indian families. Designed to break tribal mentalities and promote individualism.

Reservation

land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans

Assimilation

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Americanization

Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens

Vaqueros

skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico, California, and the Southwest

Homestead Act

1862 - Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.

Great Plains

vast grassland between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains

Populist Party Platform

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Third Parties

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