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23 Cards in this Set
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Grange
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A farmers' organization founded in 1867
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Grangers
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Members of the Grange
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Interstate Commerce Act
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The federal government passed this in order to respond to the problems between farmers and the railroads
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"Cross of Gold"
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The famous speech William Jennings Bryan gave
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Gold Standard
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Backed dollars soley with gold; One ounce of gold for each dollar printed
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Bimetallism
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The Populist wanted dollars to be backed up with Gold and Silver, called this
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Homestead Act of 1862
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Passed to encourage westward expansion; To populate the Great Plains. Offered free land
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Barbed Wire in the West
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This ended the Open Range.
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Dawes Act
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This policy stated that Native Americans would be Americanized (Assimilated).
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The Indian Wars
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Motivated by land disputes
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Populists
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"The peoples' party"; Wanted reforms to lift farmers burdens; Most members were from the South.
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The Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890 (Morrill Land Grant)
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Gave federal government support for farmers by financing agricultural education
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The Great Plains
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OK, KS, NE, IA, MN, SD, and ND
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Black Codes
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Laws to indirectly limit African American's rights.
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Nativism
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Racism toward immigrants.
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
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Created by the Interstate Commerce Act; The first regulatory agency in the history of the United States.
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Steel Plow
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Made planting more efficient in root-filled soil
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Steel windmill
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Prevented crop dehydration in regions of little rainfall
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Reaper
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Sped up harvesting by saving crops from bad weather
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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Native American victory; significant because it delayed the inevitable defeat of Native Americans
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Railroads
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Stimulated agricutural growth, helped settle western lands and lowered the cost of transportation
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Indian Wars
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1860-1890; Mainly caused by the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains
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Assimilation
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The official policy of the federal government toward Native Americans in the 1800s; Americanization
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