Sandy Creek massacre
U.S army won
Leader- john chivington U.S
8 hr massacre
Red River War
Conflict between Natives and Westward settlers, army created forts for settlers, Medicine lodge treaty 1867, Comanche leader Isa-tai stirred his people in either starvation for war. 1874-1875, Texas pan handle, Used horses to fight and the U.S calvery won the battle, Kiowa leader- pacer, Nelson Miles, Palo Duro Canyon battle 1000 horses killed. Adobe walls, June 27, 1874, early morning 300 native american decided to destroy settlement of buffalo hunters
Battle of Little Bighorn
1876 June 25-26
Custer leader of U.S military U.S lost, Lakota Sioux Indians- led by sitting bull, deaths U.S 268 55 wounded, Native Americans 136 deaths and 160 wounded, Native american won worst U.S loss,
Battle of wounded knee
December 29th 1890, U.S military won 500 to 350 and better weapons, 146 Sioux died in the massacre, 25 men from Calvary died, wovoka,
Mr. Bruns powerpoint:
Railroad prices and debt:
- charged farmers high prices die to lack of competition
- farmers mortgaged their farms to buy more seed and supplies
- crop prices fell due to overproduction
- after the Civil War, the amount of money in circulation went down, so money became more valuable which made it harder to pay back debt
- cause inflation which would be good for crop prices
Grange:
- National grange of the order of patrons of husbandry
- an organization that helped farmers
- started after civil war 1867 and us still around today
- non profit nonpartisan, fraternal organisation
- state laws passed in several Midwestern states- Minnesota, Iowa Wisconsin, Illinois- in the late 1860's and early 1870
- designed to fight back against railroad abuses
- wanted railroads and grain elevators to charge fair prices
- Munn V Illinois- 1877- Supreme Court supported farmers
- Wabash Illinois 1866- Supreme Court supported that railroads
Interstate Commerce Act:
- allowed the US government to supervise railroads
- Required railroad rated to be fair and just
- set up Interstates Commerce Commission to carry out law
- failed to help farmers at first
Populist Movement- Omaha Platform- 1890's
- Help farmers out of debt
- give people a grater voice in government
- increase money supply in circulation- sulverites
- graduated income tax
- derect election of senators
- singles terms for president/vice president
- secret ballot
- 8 hr word day
- regulation on immigration
Chapter 6
The Industrial Revolutions:
What helped the Industrial Revolution to take place in US
- Tons of natural resources
- Government helped business
- Cities were growing
- Immigrants provided cheap labor
- Growing population provided markets for manufactured goods
- Oil boom
- Bessemer Process- cheap way to make steel
- carious inventions
- railroads
Inventions:
electricity- light bulb- Thomas Alva Edison
Typewriter- Christopher sholes
Telephone- Alexander- graham bell
Railroads: transport goods and materials
What are monopolies? when a company in a specific feild tries to get rid of all their competition and control as close to 100% of the indistinct as possible.
Why are monopolies bad for consumers and small business"?
- Can lead to higher prices die to lack of competition
- can lead to poorer products die to lack of competition
- less choice for the consumer
- can drive smaller businesses out of business leading to unemployment
Andrew Carnegie 1835-1919:
- Carnegie Steel
John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937
- Standard Oil
Sherman Anti-Trust act 1890:
- Made it illegal to form a Trust that interfered with free trade between states
- What is a "trust"? to break up monopolies
Cornelius Vanderbilt:
- Made a fortune in shipping
- Retired from the shipping business at age 64
- Then created a railroad empire
- Was richest person in the US when he died 1877
- Would be second richest person in US history- would be worth 200 billion today
- Grand central station
John pierpont JP Morgan 1837-1913
- One of the most powerful bankers of his era
- Financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corperations
- In 1895, their firm was reorganized as J.P Morgan
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