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
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