Unit 2 Keyterms

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  • Great Plains

    Great Plains
    Grassland prairie region in America.

  • Assimilation

    Assimilation
    To adapt to the culture of a group or nation.

  • Rural and Urban

    Rural and Urban
    Both the country and the city.

  • Homesteader

    Homesteader
    Someone go lives and grows crops on land that has been given by the government.

  • Imperialism

    Imperialism
    Nation extending its power through territorial acquisition or economic and political dominance.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    Policy opposing European settlement in the Americas.

  • Homestead Act 1862

    Homestead Act 1862
    Law that allowed Americans to claim 160 acres of free land.

  • Transcontinental Railroad

    Transcontinental Railroad
    Train route across the United States.

  • Civil War Amendments(13,14,15)

    Civil War Amendments(13,14,15)
    Ensure equality to slaves.

  • Industrialization

    Industrialization
    Widespread of development of industries.

  • Urbanization

    Urbanization
    Increase in the population in cities and towns.

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    Going into a foreign country to live.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    Prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers.

  • Closing the Western Frontier

    Closing the Western Frontier
    There was no longer a frontier line in the west.

  • Yellow Journalism

    Yellow Journalism
    Journalism based upon exaggeration.

  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush
    Rush of thousands of people toward the Klondike gold mining district.

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    Battle between Spain and the U.S.

  • Americanization

    Americanization
    Making someone or something American.