1. Celebrate Freedom & the West and Gilded Age
4 Weeks Test Review
Celebrate Freedom & the West and Gilded Age

2. Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written to give reasons for the colonies to break away from Britain.
“All men are created equal” was one of the founding principles that was used when making the suffrage amendments.

3. John Hancock
First to sign Declaration of Independence and is the most recognizable signature.

4. E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum- (Out of many one) symbolizes the unity of the 13 colonies

5. Alexis De Tocqueville
Came to the US and identified values crucial to America’s success as a constitutional republic.
Egalitarianism is based on a belief that all people are equal and should enjoy equal social, political, and economic rights and opportunities, which is something that lacked in Europe because of the social classes that people were born into and couldn’t change.
Laissez- faire—hands off approach to government. This allowed big businesses to grow and invest without the government interfering.

6. Dawes & Homestead Act
Dawes Act was used to make new land for white settlers in the west. The land that the government was giving away had previously belonged to the American Indians.
Population in the west increased because of the Homestead Act which gave land to white settlers at no cost.

7. American Indians
The American Indians were forced to Assimilate (adopt the ways of another culture; to fully become part of a different society) The Indians felt resentment towards Americans because they felt like they were losing their identities.
Indians were forced to Americanize (cause someone to have American characteristics) the Indians learned how to do so in schools where they learned about the American dream that most immigrants & Indians sought out.

8. Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad helped increase markets and facilitated the growth of the West.

9. Immigration
Immigrants moved to the United States to pursue the American Dream.

10. Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie did some positive things for the US because of the philanthropic activities he did for the community.
Carnegie used new production techniques which led to the growth of the American steel industry.

11. Industrialization
Skilled craftsmen were often replaced by unskilled machine operators because of all of the industrialization that was happening during the Gilded Age.

12. What does this picture mean? Be able to explain in detail.