Chapter 17: The Last West and the New South (1865-1900)
The West: Settlement of the Last Frontier
Part 1
1. Describe the relationship between the Northeast/Midwest and the South/West:
2. Where did many Americans begin to settle following the Civil War?
3. Briefly summarize what happened to the West during the 35 years between 1865 and 1900?
4. Where was “the mining frontier?”
5. The California gold rush of 1849 established the pattern for other rushes. What was that pattern?
6. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? (1882)
7. How did mining reshape the economics and politics of the settlement of the nation?
8. Where was the “cattle frontier?”
9. What impact did the railroads into Kansas have on the cattle industry?
10. Why did the cattle drives come to an end?
11. What did the Homestead Act of 1862 encourage? How did people take advantage of this act?
The West: Settlement of the Last Frontier
Part 1
1. Describe the relationship between the Northeast/Midwest and the South/West:
2. Where did many Americans begin to settle following the Civil War?
3. Briefly summarize what happened to the West during the 35 years between 1865 and 1900?
4. Where was “the mining frontier?”
5. The California gold rush of 1849 established the pattern for other rushes. What was that pattern?
6. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? (1882)
7. How did mining reshape the economics and politics of the settlement of the nation?
8. Where was the “cattle frontier?”
9. What impact did the railroads into Kansas have on the cattle industry?
10. Why did the cattle drives come to an end?
11. What did the Homestead Act of 1862 encourage? How did people take advantage of this act?
