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NM History Unit 2 Exam Latest Update Graded A+ what was the last Spanish settlement established in the US Las Vegas New Mexico what did New Mexicans do in the Spanish-American War to prove their loyalty fighting with the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War what did more trade routes and an increase in trade do for New Mexico increase population what treaty ended the Mexican-American War Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago what Trail opened in 1821 and increased trade and tran...

Gilded Age Coined by mark twain On the surface things appeared to be good, but many problems lied underneath What did political debates of the gilded age focus on? Tariffs Currency Corporate expansion (monopolies and trusts) What did US encourage post civil war? Westward expansiom About the encouragement of western expansion Subsidies to RR Cheap land for Americans Led to conflicts with Natives Treaties were violated Near extinction of buffalo Dawes Act So...

Survey of Pacific Northwest History for Educators - WGU D189 Final Exam with complete solution What were two results of contact among early Europeans, early Americans, and Native Americans? Violent Conflict and Trade In which two locations did initial contacts between Europeans, Americans, and Native Americans take place? Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island T/F Europeans and Americans were dependent on Native Americans for the functioning of the fur trade. True After early contact wi...

What was going on out West during the Mid 1800's that created a need for a Transcontinental Railroad? correct answer: The gold rush is what created a need for a quicker way to get from the Eastern United States to California What is a negative impact of the Transcontinental Railroad? correct answer: The Native American tribes on the Great Plains were largely forced off of their lands. First, though, their main source of food--the buffalo, almost was killed to extinction. Positive impact...

What are we observing? The Kellogg Briand Pact What was the aim of the Kellogg-Briand Pact? to prevent a future war, by getting countries to promise not to use military force to settle disagreements (62 countries including USA, France & Germany) When was the pact signed? August 1928 What did the pact do? renounced war and was an instrument of national policy committed to resolving disputes through peaceful means. What does the pact summarize in American thinking? ...

Adjusted Compensation Act Gave every former slave a paid-up insurance policy due in twenty years, Coolidge vetoed but congress overturned Joint resolution of 1921 Officially ended the war with Germany, Austria, and Hungary Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Disarmament The US sent out invitations to do so to all countries naval powers except Russia 5:5:3 ratio Proposed by Secretar...

Abolitionist Movement 19th century movement that sought an end to slavery Missouri Compromise 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banning slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36 degree 30' latitude Compromise of 1850 A political agreement that allowed California to be admitted as a free state by allowing popular sovereignty in the territories and enacting a stricter fugitive state law Ka...

Who were the types of people settling west in the Great Plains? Irish Immigrants, Civil War Veterans, Chinese Laborers, and Norwegians What were some challenges that the workers faced while trying to build the railroad? 1. Environment: Sierra Nevada Mountains 2. Granite: Men were unable to cut through the granite so they had to use a chemical called Nitroglycerin t break the rock, but, it was very explosive How did the Homestead Act play a part in western settlement? The act ga...

Samantha ***** ass Questions and Answers 2023 Homestead Act (17) 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 (too over the Native American land). Transcontinental Railroad (17) A train route across the United States, finished in 1869. It was the project of two railroad companies: the Union Pacific buil...

Native American History Final Exam questions and answers 100% verified. The Dakota War of 1862 - correct answers.Led by Chief Little Crow. Also known as "Great Sioux Uprising." He sold U.S. Dakota land in exchange for an accommodation policy but Americans failed to delivery promised annuities. 1,700 Sioux taken to Fort Snelling after failed attack and they were put in wooden stockade. 38 men were executed in U.S. largest public hanging. Sand Creek Massacre, November 29, 1...