WEEK 14 REVIEW | Quizalize

44 questions

Challenges, hardships, and unique way of life on the American frontier

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Relying on own skills and resources to survive

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Farming, hunting, gathering firewood, taking care of livestock

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Maintaining household, cooking, cleaning, raising children

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Schools attended by children on the frontier

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Simple homes made from locally available materials

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Sturdy homes made from logs

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Houses made from blocks of soil and grass

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Providing protection against extreme weather conditions

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Reliance on crops, livestock, hunting, and fishing

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Corn used to make cornbread, grits, and other dishes

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Wheat, potatoes, and beans

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Cows, pigs, and chickens providing meat, milk, and eggs

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Supplementing diet with wild game and fish

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Farmers, blacksmiths, trappers, fur traders, merchants

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Growing crops and raising livestock

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Crafting tools and repairing equipment

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Collecting furs for trade

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Providing goods and services to neighbors

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Period when railroads played a significant role in transportation and economic development

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Originated in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution

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Built by George Stephenson in 1814

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Embraced railroads in the early 19th century

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First chartered railroad in the United States (1827)

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Rapid expansion across the United States, connecting cities, towns, and rural areas

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Completed in 1869, linking the East and West coasts of the United States

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Contributing to global connectivity

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Enabling efficient transportation of raw materials, goods, and people

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Faster and cheaper transportation, opening new markets, creating job opportunities

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Mining, manufacturing, and agriculture

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Faster, safer, and more accessible to people of different social classes

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Movement of people, leading to the growth of cities

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Influence of railroads on cultural exchange

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Advancements in locomotives, tracks, and signaling systems

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Forced removal of Native American tribes, reservation system, loss of traditional lands and resources

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Authorized forced removal of Native American tribes to territories west of the Mississippi River

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Resulted in the deaths of thousands of Native Americans due to harsh conditions, disease, and starvation

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Divided reservation land into individual allotments for Native American households

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Result of the Dawes Act and communal landholding practices

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Last major confrontation of the American Indian Wars, resulting in the killing of Lakota Sioux

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Confining Native American populations to specific areas with limited resources

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Poverty and limited access to education and healthcare

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Result of westward expansion, disrupting tribal economies and access to vital natural resources

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Importance of acknowledging historical injustices and working towards preservation

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