| A | B |
|---|
| Homestead Act of 1862 | Opportunity for land ownership |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Technological advances |
| Gold and Silver | Possibility of obtaining wealth |
| former enslaved African Americans | Desire for a new beginning |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that European Americans (White settlers) were destined (meant to) to extend from the Atlantic (east) to the Pacific (west) |
| Battle of the Little Bighorn | one of the American Indian Wars; conflict between U.S. 7th Cavalry and the Sioux & Cheyenne |
| Nez Perce | a tribe of Native Americans who live in the Pacific region |
| Reservations | Land set aside by the government and managed by American Indian groups |
| Battle of Wounded Knee | last major conflict between Whites and Native Americans |
| Assimilation | process where a minority group adopts the customs of the dominant culture |
| Treaty | a written agreement |
