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13 Cards in this Set
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Union Pacific/Central Pacific
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Part of the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific-started in Omaha, Nebraska Central Pacific-started in Sacramento, California |
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Chivington Massacre
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Colorado National guard in uniformed massacred the Indian Tribe for the sole purpose of wanting them dead, because of the government signing a treaty with the Indians.
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George Armstrong Custer
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Colonel of the 7th Calvary regiment whose unit was killed during the Battle of Little Big Horn
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Little Big Horn
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Area where Custer's Unit was slaughtered in Battle
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Homestead Act
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Act which gave land away in the west to encourage development
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Grange
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Organization started by Oliver Kelly to provide information for farmers
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Pike's Peak
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area near present day Denver, Colorado where gold was discovered in 1858
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Coinage Act
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Act in 1873 that that embraced gold and demonetized silver
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Populist Party
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Party that ran candidates in 1892 and 1896, in 1896 their candidate was William Jennings Bryan
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William Jennings Bryan
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Populist Party candidate nominated when he was only 36
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Oliver Kelly
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Starts organization known as Grange which provides information to farmers
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Greenback Movement
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Movement to use "greenbacks" (money similar to today's) for standard money
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Silver Movement
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Movement to have silver become part of the money system (making it a dual system gold and silver)
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