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Chapters 6&7 Review
Homestead Act, Exodusters, Immigration, Cattle Drives, and Railroads!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Homestead Act? | A citizen can apply for the land (a loan from the government) and live on it for 5 years. If the settler improves the land, they can purchase the land for dirt cheap. |
| What was a Homesteader? | A person who looked to settle in the new lands opened by the government. |
| What was a Homesteaders house made of? | Sod. |
| How could a Homesteader keep his land? | By improving the land after 5 years. |
| What were some push factors for immigrants coming to Kansas? | Political corruption, droughts, no jobs, overpopulation, and high taxes. |
| What were some pull factors for immigrants coming to Kansas? | Cheap land, opportunity, jobs. |
| What were some immigrant groups coming to Kansas? | British, Mexican, Swedish, German, Italian, and French. |
| Who were Exodusters? | African Americans who migrated north in order to escape hardships and start a new life. |
| Where did Exodusters come from? | The South /slave states. |
| Where did Exodusters go? | Kansas (the symbol of freedom), the North, the West |
| What town did Exodusters establish in Kansas? | Nicodemus |
| Why did cattle drives start? | There was a beef shortage in the east. No railroads were in Texas so the cattle drives took cattle to Kansas to use the railroads to ship east. |
| Why did cattle drives end? | Railroads were built in Texas. |
| What were cowtowns? | Place where cattle drive ends. They are the point of which cattle is shipped east by railroad. |
| What was a cowboy? | A person who herds cattle. |
| What were hardships for cowboys during cattle drives? | Weather, long days, length of trail, terrain of trail, cattle thieves, money. |
| What does monopoly mean? | When only one company provides or produces a product or service. |
| What does subsidy mean? | Financial assistance given by the government. |
| What was the Pacific Railroad Act? | The government gave public lands to railroad companies in exchange for building tracks where the government wanted them to. |
| Who was Cyrus K. Holliday? | He brought the railroad to Kansas. Established the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. |
| Who was Fred Harvey? | Successful businessman. Established hotels, restaurants, and dining cars. |
| What was a plat? | A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and buildings. |
| What does a town's development depend on? | Having a railroad station. |
| Who were Buffalo Soldiers? | African Americans recruited for the Peacetime army |
| What were the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties? | Treaties to establish peace between Native Americans and the U.S. |
| What did the U.S. government want from the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties? | Land for American settlement and the railroad |
| What did the Native Americans want from the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties? | Schools, farming tools, food, and protection from whites |
| Who was Satanta? | Kiowa chief who was outspoken about not trusting the U.S. |
| What was the Sand Creek Massacre? | Colorado military commander betrayed Black Kettle and took 700 soldiers to murder 150 men, women, and children. |
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