Westward Expansion

3. Despite assimilation, Native Americans fought to keep their culture, in huge movements and battles such as Little Big Horn, the Ghost Dance Movement, Wounded Knee, etc.
6. Case in which the supreme court ruled the state had the right to regulate public business.
8. Mining strikes made these cities pop up overnight, full of saloons, and vigilantes.
9. Divided tribal organizations in an attempt to "civilize" natives.
10. The loss of flora and fauna called for the conservation movement, in which national parks were created to preserve wildlife.
12. Called for direct election of senators, lower tariffs, graduated income tax, and a new banking system regulated by the federal government.
14. Found in the railroad, mining, and farming industries, these allowed for self sufficiency for many migrants.

1. Government subsidies for railroads caused these to spring up along the route, specifically in Texas.
2. Its improvements led to increased agricultural production, but declines in food prices.
4. Connected the West and East through transportation, helped settle the Great Plains.
5. Cooperative Organization of Farmers that defended against middlemen, trusts, and railroads.
7. Through the violation of treaties, the US government confined Native Americans to these plots of land.
11. White settlers, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans competed over this, causing immense violent conflict.
13. As the migrant population increased, this groups decreased due to hunting, causing panic among the native americans.