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45 Cards in this Set
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Why were Plains Indians dependent on the buffalo?
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They were a source of food, shelter and clothing.
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What were the conditions of the Homestead Act?
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Small fee
160 acres Must farm live on land for 5 years 1862 |
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What was the view of the Plains Indians toward land ownership?
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Land was for all to use.
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Who were the exodusters?
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Former slaves,used the Homestead Act to settle on Great Plains.
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What was the purpose of the Morrill Act?
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It gave land to states to finance land grant colleges.
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What brought an end to the open range(wide open frontier)?
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barbed wire
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What is a long drive? What was the purpose?
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Drive cattle to a railroad- get cattle to the east
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From whom did American cowboys learn their cattle ranching techniques?
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Mexican Vaquaros
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Why did the Great Plains farms need to be larger than the eastern farms?
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There was a lack of rainfall on the Great Plains
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What happened at the Battle of The Little Big Horn? When did it take place?
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Sitting Bull defeated Custer om 1876
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What was the importance of the Wounded Knee? When did it take place?
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1890...It was the last of the Indian Battles
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What two railroad companies built the transcontinental railroad? When was it completed?
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Union Pacific
Central Pacific 1869 |
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What labor force built the western end of the transcontinental railroad?
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Chinese
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What is bimetallism?
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Exchange paper money for either gold or silver
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Who developed the central electrical power station and electric light bulb?
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Thomas Edison
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How did the American Federation of Labor differ from other unions?
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Union for skilled workers
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Why were scabs unpopular wit striking workers?
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they were used to break strikes
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What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
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regulate Railroad rates
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What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
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outlawed trusts that restricted trade
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What is the goal of collective bargaining?
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To win workers rights
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Describe the introduction of "standard time"
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It was introduced to benefit railroad companies and travelers
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How does social darwinism apply to government and big business
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It says that government should follow a hands off policy regarding business
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Define vertical integration
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It is when a company buys out the company that supplies it's parts.
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Who had the best jobs in the 1800's?
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White males
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Describe the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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It was a union of skilled workers
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What did Thomas Edison invent
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the electric light bulb and the central electrical power station
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In what type of business did John D. Rockefeller establish a trust
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Petroleum industry
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What is the main immigration station in New York called?
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Ellis Island
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What was Tammany Hall?
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A New York political machine
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What were the provisions of the Pendelton Civil Service Act?
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It required people who applied for a government job to pass an examination
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How did white male Americans feel about Asian immigrants?
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That Asian's were inferior(not as important as them)
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What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
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It was the first act that excluded people from entering the US
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What did WEB DuBoise believe?
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that racism would end as blacks aquired work skills
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What political party did most of the presidents belong to
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Republican
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What was the spoils system?
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It gave government jobs to friends and supporters of government workers
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What were the Jim Crow laws designed to do?
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discriminate against minorites and separate the races of people
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What happened in the case Plessy v. Ferguson?
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the court ruled that blacks and whites should go to separate but equal schools
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What kept African Americans from voting in the South?
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poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clause
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Why was the NAACP founded?
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to create business opportunites for all African Americans
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What was a Muckraker?
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A journalist
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What was the primary goal of prohibition?
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to stop the use of alcohol
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What was significant about the book The Jungle?
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It exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry
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What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
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it required maunfactures to truthfully label their products
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Which ammendment ended the battle for women's suffrate?
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19th
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Which ammendment allowed citizens to vote for their Senator?
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17th
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