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17 Cards in this Set
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“The Great American Desert”-
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useless, bad soil, no lumber, sent Indians there
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Sand Creek or chivington massacre (1864)-
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many Indians were massacred.
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Red Cloud
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- 2ndbiggest U.S lose from Indians, gave Indians land back.
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Fetterman Massacre
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entire unit of soldiers whipped out by Indians,2nd time ever, people unhappy that Indians could beat our army butthe confederates couldn’t.
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Bessemer process-
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was the first inexpensive industrial process for the massproduction of steel.
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Battle of little bighorn-
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U.S lost 200+ men, Indians won, last major waron Great Plains.
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South Pass- |
led to the discovery of expansion of the west. |
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CorneliusVanderbilt |
built his wealth in railroads and shipping. |
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John D. Rockefeller-
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one of the first people to start oil,
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Jim Crow Laws
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- tonot let black people, and poor white people vote
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Booker T. Washington |
fought for equal right. Wanted to prove whites they wereequal. Did not want to use violence. |
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W.E.B Du Bois |
also fought for equal rights, but disagrees withBTW about violence and will use violence if necessary. |
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Herbert spencer |
wants to explain how our society change, saysthere is 4 types of societys. “survival of the fittest” |
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National farmer’s alliance |
- cowboysherding cattle to Illinois. Got harder when barbwire was made, led to usetrains. |
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Battle of the standards |
-argument about what the U.S dollar backs up(gold |
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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was a big general in Philippine-American war,started to try Gorilla warfare against U.S.
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Boxer rebellion-
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wanted to kill all foreigners, no matter who allacross China
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