The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
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What is Nepotism
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When a government official appoints a family member to a job.
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How did railroads increase the need for time zones
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Before railroads, everyone used the sun as their source of time. With railroads, people needed a standardized time system because of shipping and settlers moving from east to west because the sun rises and sets a different times on both sides of the U.S.
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What did Americans get from the phonograph
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it brought music in to thier homes.
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What sort of people took advantage of the Homestead Act
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Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers
, and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but
it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it
worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so
personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women
who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast.
Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important
to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of
them.
White Americans, freed slaves, and immigrants.
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How did railroad technology affect young people
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More young people traveled to the city to get jobs.
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How is an outcome different than a favorable outcome
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When the outcome consists of an event that is not the one you
are looking for.
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What was the goal of prospectors
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Getting rich quickly by finding gold.
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What is the end result of the creation of a monopoly
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One company controls a whole industry.
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How did the typewriter change who worked in offices
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It created jobs for women
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How did stores change as technology improved
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all of the above
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Many native Americans believed that the religious practice called the ghost dance would
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stop the white settlement of their land
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According to this cartoon what would make politics cleaner
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Women's suffrage
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According to this cartoon how were women suffragists supposed to convince antisuffragists to join the women's suffragist movement
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by removing prejudice (apex)
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Who were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting BullWho were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting Bull
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American Indian leaders who fought against the U.S. Army.
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Journeys across the United states in the mid 1800s
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Journeys made across the United States in the mid-1800s were long and dangerous.
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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
What is Nepotism
When a government official appoints a family member to a job.
How did railroads increase the need for time zones
Before railroads, everyone used the sun as their source of time. With railroads, people needed a standardized time system because of shipping and settlers moving from east to west because the sun rises and sets a different times on both sides of the U.S.
What did Americans get from the phonograph
it brought music in to thier homes.
What sort of people took advantage of the Homestead Act
Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers
, and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but
it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it
worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so
personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women
who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast.
Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important
to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of
them.
White Americans, freed slaves, and immigrants.
How did railroad technology affect young people
More young people traveled to the city to get jobs.
How is an outcome different than a favorable outcome
When the outcome consists of an event that is not the one you
are looking for.
What was the goal of prospectors
Getting rich quickly by finding gold.
What is the end result of the creation of a monopoly
One company controls a whole industry.
How did the typewriter change who worked in offices
It created jobs for women
How did stores change as technology improved
all of the above
Many native Americans believed that the religious practice called the ghost dance would
stop the white settlement of their land
According to this cartoon what would make politics cleaner
Women's suffrage
According to this cartoon how were women suffragists supposed to convince antisuffragists to join the women's suffragist movement
by removing prejudice (apex)
Who were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting BullWho were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting Bull
American Indian leaders who fought against the U.S. Army.
Journeys across the United states in the mid 1800s
Journeys made across the United States in the mid-1800s were long and dangerous.