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UNIT 2
for final
9
Social Studies
11th Grade
12/18/2011

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Term
Manifest destiny:
Definition
the idea that God wanted people to move west
Term
Telegraph:
Definition
an instant form of communication
Term
Railroad/steam engine:
Definition
shortened travel and made communication easier
Term
Pacific railroad act:
Definition
the act to build the transcontinental railroad
Term
Homestead Act:
Definition
offered people land in the north
Term
causes of expansion
Definition
Manifest destiny
Homestead Act
Pacific railroad act
Railroad/steam engine
telegraph
Term
BIA:
Definition
bureau of Indian affairs
Term
Indian Removal Act:
Definition
pushed the Native Americans off their land and into reservations
Term
The consequences of expansion:
Definition
American buffalo almost all got killed off
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