1. Hqw did American government encourage people to settle new territories?

Historically, the national government of Mexico encouraged settlers in present-day Texas to settle in that region because of the anticipated prosperity and economic development the new population would bring. The movement of Americans, called Anglo-American settlers, into Texas began with the encouragement of the Spanish government. Spain responded to a request from an impoverished Missouri resident, Moses Austin, in 1820 to purchase a large parcel of land in Texas to persuade Americans to relocate.

2.What impact did the railroad network have on Native Americans?

The World Grew Smaller

Surging Interstate Trade

Improved Public Discourse

A Web of Rails

3.What land was reserved for Native Americans?

In the U.S. there are only two kinds of reserved lands that are well-known: military and Indian. An Indian reservation is land reserved for a tribe when it relinquished its other land areas to the U.S. through treaties. More recently, Congressional acts, Executive Orders, and administrative acts have created reservations. Today some reservations have non-Indian residents and land owners.

4. What were the signs of industrial growth in the USA in the early 20^th century?

The first two decades of the 20th century were marked by enormous industrial, economic, social and cultural developments. International trade brought with it increasing growth and prosperity, along with a rise in poverty and slums in major cities. Urbanization, advances in science and technology, and the spread of goods and information were markers of the times. 5. What changes did the influx of immigrants bring to the country?

Immigration, however, played a key role not only in making America’s development possible but also in shaping the basic nature of the society. Its history falls into five distinct time periods, each of which involved varying rates of migration from distinctly different places in the world. Each reflected, and also shaped, much about the basic nature of American society and economy.

6. WHAT factors caused high job-fatality rate and workers' poverty?

Immigrant workers are not a homogeneous group, and their diversity, poverty, and what often amounts to life on the margins makes research and public health interventions all the more difficult. Nevertheless, it is evident that immigrants are at greater risk for occupational illness and injury than nonimmigrants, even within similar occupational categories. Efforts should be directed at understanding the nature and causes of these disparities and at developing appropriate policies and public health interventions to mitigate them.

7. What were the factors promoting further unionization of the work ers?

Unions play a pivotal role both in securing legislated labor protections and rights such as safety and health, overtime, and family/medical leave and in enforcing those rights on the job. Because unionized workers are more informed, they are more likely to benefit from social insurance programs such as unemployment insurance and workers compensation. Unions are thus an intermediary institution that provides a necessary complement to legislated benefits and protections.