American Migration and Historical Terms
key terms related to American migration and history, including reservations, Pilgrims, Manifest Destiny, Homestead Act, abolitionists, indentured servants, and missionaries. Learn about significant events and concepts that shaped the movement of people in the United States.
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People On The Move Groups Of People Grab Bag 2 Vocabulary Grab Bag 1 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt
What is the land called that is set aside by the government for Native Americans? Reservations
What were the group of English colonists called who came here for religious freedom? Pilgrims or Pioneers Pilgrims
Who are people that move to a new land first called? Pilgrims or Pioneers Pioneers
What was the belief that the U.S. had the right to own all of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean? Manifest Destiny
What law gave Midwestern land to anyone who would farm it? Homestead Act
What is the word that refers to the group of people who worked to end slavery in America? immigrants pioneers abolitionists abolitionists
What word refers to the group of people who had to work for a period of years to gain freedom? indigenous slaves indentured servant indentured servant
What word refers to a group of religious people who are trying to convert others to their religion? indigenous missionaries indentured servant missionaries
What word means a group of people that belong to or are native to a place? What group of people are native to the U.S.A.? Indigenous. The North American indigenous group is the Native Americans. indigenous missionaries indentured servant
What group of people moved from one country into another? From 1892-1954 where did they have to stop before entering the U.S.? immigrants pioneers abolitionists Immigrants had to stop at Ellis Island
A person who moves from his/her homeland for fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable to return there, for fear of persecution is a ___________________. Refugee Pioneer Immigrant Refugee
The Emancipation Proclamation put slaves on the move north because it made slavery illegal where? In all the Northern states and the seceded Southern states, NOT in the border states.
What was the name of the route that many runaway slaves followed? What conductor was nicknamed Moses because she led so many slaves out of freedom on this route? The Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman led many to freedom.
Why did the Homestead Act put people on the move? It gave free Midwestern land to anyone who would move and farm it.
The Trail of Tears refers to the removal of Native Americans from the southeastern United States to what state? Oklahoma
The southern states began to secede from the United States after Lincoln s election. False True True
Who was president during the United States Civil War? Abraham Lincoln
Hmong refugees helped Americans fight during what war? Korean War Vietnam War WWII War Vietnam War
What immigrants helped to build the first transcontinental railroad? Mexican Chinese Australian Chinese
What year did Columbus open the way for European colonization? 1620 1492 1776 1754 1492
Which colonists wanted to mine for gold in America? Spanish French English Spanish
Which colonists wanted to trade for furs in America? Spanish French English French
Jim Crow Laws discriminated against people because of their __________. Religion Gender Race Race
During the civil war what did the southern seceded states call themselves? The Confederate States The Union States The Confederate States
Which colonists wanted to practice religion in their own way? Spanish French English English