AMSCO AP US History Chapter 17 (AMSCO United
States History 2015 Edition Chapter 17 The Last
West and the New South, 1865-1900)
Terms in this set (69)
The Great American Name given to lands between the
Desert Mississippi and the Pacific Coast before
1860. There was very little rainfall in
this area and the conditions were poor
for settlement. (p. 339)
100th meridian The plains west of this meridian had
few trees and usually received less than
15 inches of rain per year. This meridian
crosses near the middle of
Nebraska. (p. 339)
buffalo herds These animals were essential to the
nomadic Native American tribes. In
early 19th century there were 15 million
of these animals on the Great Plains,
but by 1900 they were nearly wiped
out. (p. 339)
The region west of the
Mississippi River and east of the
Great Plains Rocky Mountains. (p. 339)
, mineral resources From 1848 to the 1890s, gold and silver
strikes occurred in what became the
states of California, Colorado, Nevada,
Montana, Arizona, and South
Dakota. (p. 340)
mining frontier, In 1848, the discovery of gold in
boomtowns California caused the first flood of
newcomers to the territory. Gold and
silver were later discovered in many
other areas of the west. These
discoveries caused towns to grow up very quickly, then
often lose population and collapse after the mining was no
longer profitable. (p. 340)
Chinese Exclusion Act of In the 1860s, about one-third of the
1882 western miners were Chinese
immigrants. Nativeborn Americans
resented the competition of these
immigrants. In 1862, this act was passed
to prohibit further immigration by Chinese laborers to the
United States. (p. 341)
A few towns that served the mines,
such as San Francisco, Sacramento, and
commercial cities Denver, grew into prosperous cities. (p.
341)
States History 2015 Edition Chapter 17 The Last
West and the New South, 1865-1900)
Terms in this set (69)
The Great American Name given to lands between the
Desert Mississippi and the Pacific Coast before
1860. There was very little rainfall in
this area and the conditions were poor
for settlement. (p. 339)
100th meridian The plains west of this meridian had
few trees and usually received less than
15 inches of rain per year. This meridian
crosses near the middle of
Nebraska. (p. 339)
buffalo herds These animals were essential to the
nomadic Native American tribes. In
early 19th century there were 15 million
of these animals on the Great Plains,
but by 1900 they were nearly wiped
out. (p. 339)
The region west of the
Mississippi River and east of the
Great Plains Rocky Mountains. (p. 339)
, mineral resources From 1848 to the 1890s, gold and silver
strikes occurred in what became the
states of California, Colorado, Nevada,
Montana, Arizona, and South
Dakota. (p. 340)
mining frontier, In 1848, the discovery of gold in
boomtowns California caused the first flood of
newcomers to the territory. Gold and
silver were later discovered in many
other areas of the west. These
discoveries caused towns to grow up very quickly, then
often lose population and collapse after the mining was no
longer profitable. (p. 340)
Chinese Exclusion Act of In the 1860s, about one-third of the
1882 western miners were Chinese
immigrants. Nativeborn Americans
resented the competition of these
immigrants. In 1862, this act was passed
to prohibit further immigration by Chinese laborers to the
United States. (p. 341)
A few towns that served the mines,
such as San Francisco, Sacramento, and
commercial cities Denver, grew into prosperous cities. (p.
341)
