Distinguish how opportunities in mining and trade out west impacted values during the Gilded Age or were impacted by values of the Gilded Age.

The essay should focus on, but not be limited to, the following:

 Identify events surrounding the Native American assimilation efforts, specifically the Dawes Act.
 Distinguish how opportunities in mining and trade out west impacted values during the Gilded Age or were
impacted by values of the Gilded Age.
 Examine the values, both social and political, that you learned within this unit regarding the Gilded Age, and
evaluate how they impacted, or were impacted by, Manifest Destiny.