-Describe Native American culture.Spirtial abd lived on the Great Plains for a centry. Family lived together. Hunted buffalo and traded tools and things they made.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Gold, silver and to become farmers and ranchers. Gold-Silver in Colarado in 1858. Mining areas on the Native American land.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?. Government made treaties and controlled where the Native Americans could live and hunt. They had to hunt in their area. Assimilation- plan to take away cosom and beliefs. Moved the Indians to to areas and then reservations-Describe a cowboy's life.learned from the Mexicans to take care of animals. Also learned from the Spanish. 25 percent African American. 12 persent Mezican. Good riders and ropers and used guns to protect herd. worked 10-14 hoursCh. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?Homestead Act offered 160 acres of land to any citixen who was head of hious free. in less than a day 2 million acres were owned Sooner state oklahoma- people took land before it was open. Railroads had to give up western land holdings for the Yellowstone National Park. Railroads made faster travel and easier.-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plans?Drpufhts, floods fire, blizzards, plagues, and raids-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?They couldnt plow in the land. Shipping was high. Price began to fall. Farmer produced to mauch.GreenbackCouldn't pay back the debt.Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Prices of crops began to fall, there wasn't any good farm land. Railroads were charging the farmers more than they needed to. Farmers produced more than they needed to and it lowered prices. It affected everyone, green backs-printed paper money during the civil war, made money worthless. Railroads were charging way to much for interest, there was only one railroad so they had to share. Farmers were in debt to railroads.Gold standard- where the money is back by gold and if it is not it is worthless.-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?a group of farmers that were demictatic. ecinomic reform and wanted priced to go up. graduated income tax. federal lon programs. Democratic Party, help proposed economics reforms, higher prices for goods and services, a graduated income tax, federal loan program. Government reform election of the U.S. senators by popular vote, single terms for presidents and vice-presidents, secret ballot to end vote fraud, The Party then elected 5 senators, 3 governores, and around 1,500 state legislators.Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?Natural resources-oil(boom) and steel. Cheap labor from immigrants, large markets, practiced laissez-fairre system- government does not interfer in businesses french for hands off to let alone. Entrepreneur-someone who starts their own businesses. Electricity-changed nature of business-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Machines ran on electricity. Thomas Edison-made the light bulb better and made the telegraph. Invented an entire systemChristopher Scholes-invented the type writer, change the world of workAlexander Graham Bell-invented the telephone, opened a way for world wide communication-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Large increase in trade, quicker travel, boom town, lower unemployment rate, safer than wagons, comfort for passengers.Trade grew like iron, coal, steel, lumber, and glass. Towns grew, small stops became big towns.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?Construction cost, engines break down, more settlement out west decreases room for native americans, risks for workers. Misuse of government land grants-which railroads sold to other businesses. Fix prices, which helped keep farmers in their debt. Demanded more for short hauls than they did for long hauls.Charged a lot to use railroadsCh. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?-Why were many people upset with the railroads?-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).-How did the government try to regulate business?-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?Where did immigrants come from?What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?Ch. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?Ch. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.What caused all this corruption in government?What laws came about to reform government?Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.Ch. 8.4:-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-What did the 17th Amendment do?Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.-Square Deal-Breaking up strikes-Regulating railroads-Regulating food and drugs-Conservation-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Party-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trusts-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve System-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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