How can the land known as the “Great West” be characterized following the Civil War?
The “Great West” was a rough square that measured about a thousand miles on each side, containing mountains, plateaus, deserts, and plains where the Indians, buffalo, horse, prairie dog and coyote lived.
The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (Pg. 513)
In what ways had Native-American tribes competed with each other for control of land and resources even before the arrival of the Whites? In what ways did the arrival of Whites change and weaken the dominance of Indians in the Plains?
Migration, conflict, and cultural change occurred even before the whites began to arrive as the Comanches drove the Apaches off the central plains to the upper Rio Grande valley, the Cheyenne …show more content…
McKinley played of the public’s fears as he told them that if Bryan won their job would be gone tomorrow and there rumors that workers would be paid 50 cents rather than $1. The election symbolized that gold would be used rather than silver, victory that especially helped for business, conservatives, and middle class, and was the start of the continued winning of Republican presidents.
Republican Stand-pattism Enthroned (Pg. 536)
How did new government policies under McKinley reinforce and reinvigorate the Republican ideals such as high tariffs and trusts? Why did prosperity ensue in 1897 and who took credit for the changing economic environment?
Because the current Wilson-Gorman law was not raising enough revenue to cover annual Treasury deficits, and the Republican trusts, the Dingley Tariff Bill was passed to earn the government money. Prosperity returned with the Midwestern barns that blossomed in new colors and the wheels of industry resumed, but Republican politicians believed they caused the sun to rise, claiming credit for attracting the sunlight of