Westward ExpansionPage 13Slide 1 Comments2What was the Homestead ActWestern prairie land was offered for free if farmers would move there and work it.
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government tried to “____________” the Indians, that is to have them adopt the white man’s _____________ (language, religion and way of life) .
A word for this accepting of culture is ____________.
Americanize
cultureassimilateSlide 17 Comments18U.S.
government tried to “Americanize” the Indians, through the ________ Act . This act tried to break down tribal bonds and get the Indians to _____________ (accept American culture)
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