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immigration
international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives nor do they posses citizenship to settle or be a resident -
industrialization
the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society (the development) -
urbanization
process where an increasing percentage of a population lives in cities and suburbs (becoming more like a city) -
monroe doctrine
united states policy of opposing european colonialism in the beginning of america -
homestead act of 1862
encouraged western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land, in exchange homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
homesteader
life style of self-sufficiency -
civil war amendments (13,14,15)
13th - abolished and continues to prohibit slavery today
14th - all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are american citizens (w/ african americans)
15th - prohibits each gov. in the U.S. from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
transcontinental railroad
connect the eastern U.S. at omaha -
assimilation
process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble those of a dominate group -
imperialism (expansionism)
policy of extending and country's power and influence -
great plains
broad expanse of flat land -
chinese exclusion act
United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
"closing of the western frontier"
there where no longer any large tacks or land and unbroken by settlement -
klondike gold rush
migration to the region of yukon -
americanization
influence of american culture and business have on other countries. -
rural and urban
what is not considered urban is considered rural, a rural area is a geographic area that is located outside of towns and cities. -
spanish-american war
u.s intervention of independence war that started with the uss maine
