How did voting reforms in the Progressive Era expand the democratic process and the right to participate in that process?

What views on private property did farmers and ranchers have, and how did these views affect the settlement of the Great Plains?

Write a research paper on the history of voting methods. Include how the flaws in the voting methods discussed in this section were uncovered.

How did the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Commission compare with its performance in the early 1900s?

How did the Freedmen's Bureau and African American churches help African Americans build new lives in the South?

What opportunities and limitations did African Americans and Mexican Americans experience in the West?

Draw a two-column chart. In the left column, list reasons for moving to the city from a poor farm. In the right column, list reasons for staying on the farm.

What developments in the conservation of natural resources occurred in the early 1900s?

How did the growth of the railroads affect the West?

Describe two push factors and two pull factors for immigration.

Define and explain: patent, transcontinental railroad, trunk lines, telegraph

Identify the following term or individuals and explain their significance. Sequoya

Identify the following term or individuals and explain their significance. Joseph Glidden

How did the federal government respond to the rise of racial violence in the South during Reconstruction?