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1 Westward Movement After the Civil War

2 Where area in the West is predominately being settled now?
The area between the Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean

3 Characteristics of the Era of the American Cowboy
Long cattle drives of hundreds of miles Land unfenced Only way to get cattle to market Changes after the invention of barbed wire

4 Homestead Act of 1862 Free public land In Western Territories
Had to live on land and farm it

5 Which groups of people, in particular, migrated West after the Civil War?
Southerners (landless) African Americans, in particular Migrants were looking for economic opportunity

6 What new technologies facilitated The Westward Movement?
Railroads Opened up markets Linked resources Mechanical Reaper Increased efficiency of farm production

7 Describe how the West had changed by the turn of the century
Changed from a mostly unsettled frontier to regions of farms, ranches, and towns Key regions: Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

8 How was the Westward Movement impacting Native American cultures?
Forcible removal of American Indians continued

9 Women’s Suffrage Movement
Begins before Civil War, continues after Key Leaders of Equal Rights Movement for Women: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Seneca Falls Declaration

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