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When did the Westward Expansion occur?
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1850-1860.
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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A philisophical doctrine stating that America has the right to expand out and fill it's manifest destiny (part of American spirit and philosophy)
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Where did the Manifest Destiny take place?
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The 13 Colonies --> Mississippi Valley --> West
(Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, California, etc.)
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What were the motives for Westward Expansion?
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-Gold Rush (1849)
- East Coast population problems (disenchanted with urban lifestyle)
- $
- adventure/religion
- "rugged individualism"
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Who were the people that generally were a part of Westward Expansion?
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- California Gold Miners
- Native Americans/ Cowboys
- "Homesteaders"- given land by government, make a profit
- Mormons/Transcontinental Railroad
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"Boom to Bust"
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Towns rise up out of nowhere because of something discovered there, but abandoned after all of the things discovered there ran out.
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Transcontinental Railroad- between who and what did it do?
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East to west, employed thousands. Between Union Pacific and Central Pacific to see who could put the most track down.
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Native Americans
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Inhabited west early. Buffalo= everything. They liked to roam but were later put into reservations because of Westward Expansion.
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Dances With Wolves- general plot and symbolism
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Dunbar goes westward and meets native american, learns about and adopts thier culture.
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What time period(s) did the Industrial Revolution take place during?
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Pre-Civil War (pre 1870)
1870- 20th century **
1994 (internet)- present
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Who were the lead people of the Industrial Revolution?
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Robber Barons, Capitans of Industry
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Popular Industries in the Industrial Revolution
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Railroads, steel, coal, and oil
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Robber Barons
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First capitalists and industrialists.created new ideas that changed the face of the Earth and created multi-million dollar companies and industries.
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Captains of Industry
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Same as Robber Barons, but gave back to the World with thier money.
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Gospel of Wealth
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Created by Andrew Carnegie- money should go to a good cause and not just to other people.
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