What was happening in the West during and after the Civil War? A. Anti-Indian hysteria escalated, squatting on Indigenous lands in the West became more prevalent, genocidal armies in the West emerged, Reconstruction including rapid Industrialization/Americanization, and various land grab acts passed. B. Anti-Indian hysteria escalated, Indian Removal Act passed, Gold Rush occurred, Office of Indian Affairs created, and Progressive Era began.

. Anti-Indian hysteria escalated, squatting on Indigenous lands in the West became more prevalent, genocidal armies in the West emerged, Reconstruction including rapid Industrialization/Americanization, and various land grab acts passed.

Explanation: After the Civil War, white Americans migrated Westwards and there was an increased interest in acquiring land for agriculture as well as mining possibilities. White Americans squatted on Indigenous lands. This limited the areas which Native Americans could retreat when their lands were invaded. This led to conflicts between Indians and Anti-Indian sentiments increased. This was also a period of Industrialization and land grab acts such as the Homestead Act, were passed. The homestead Act opened the West to settlement and assigned 160 acres of land to people who were 21 years or older and the head of a family.

the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.