Question

homestead act assimilation gilded age free enterprise transcontinental railroad
term definition
an 1862 law passed to encourage settlement of the great plains; granted 160 acres of public land for free as long as the homesteader stayed on the land for five years and cultivated, or farmed, it
a means of transportation that extended across the united states; completed in 1869
the act of adopting the culture of a dominant group
the period from 1877 to about 1900, which was marked by industrial growth, great wealth for a few, massive immigration, urbanization, and political corruption
a system of pure capitalism, which allows business leaders to operate in order to gain profits with little to no government interference

Explanation:

• The Homestead Act was an 1862 law to encourage settlement of the Great Plains, granting 160 acres of public land for free if homesteaders stayed and cultivated.
• The Transcontinental Railroad was a transportation means across the US, completed in 1869.
• Assimilation is adopting the culture of a dominant group.
• The Gilded Age (1877 - about 1900) had industrial growth, great wealth for few, massive immigration, urbanization, and political corruption.
• Free enterprise is a pure capitalism system allowing business leaders to operate for profits with little to no government interference.

Answer:

1. Homestead Act
2. Transcontinental Railroad
3. assimilation
4. Gilded Age
5. free enterprise