Describe Native American culture.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?-Describe a cowboy's life.Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?Ch. 6.1: This was my section!-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?abundancy of natural resources, cheap labor for new products, government support for business, and a growing urban population-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives? telephone, typewriter, and the lightbulb. women were able to have more job opportunities in offices with the typewriter. the telephone made it easier to communicate across the country, and the light bulb lit houses way more efficiently without any worries of fire hazards.Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?Made moving westward easier and quickly and made trade easier. it set up the time zones so they could be similar for towns-Why were many people upset with the railroads?they were taking up government land grants. They were supposed to give the land to settlers but ended up giving them to the railroads. Railroads were overcharging to farmers and couldn't farm as much as well-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?they took political action by taking state and local candidates and established maximum freight and passenger rates and prohibit discriminationthe growth of railroads helped expand businessescouldn't charge people to go to different states and the government made it fair for the regular people and the higher authority/rich people.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.born to a poor family in scotland in 1835. moved to the us in 1848. became private secretary to his local superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He started Carnegie Steel Company which produced more steel than Great Britain had.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. born july 8, 1839 second of six kids, started first business at the age of 19. he established the Standard Oil Company in Ohio. Paid employees extremely low wages. Sold oil formuch less thn it cost to make. When there was no competition, he raised the prices. Used trust agreements to merge with other companies.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business? theory based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, natural selection-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts). trusts are when companies like join together. stoks are tured over to a group of trustees who run each company as a large corporation.-How did the government try to regulate business? Us government started regulating business to try to protect small businesses. The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first measure to prohibit trusts. Made it illegal for companies to form a trust that interfered with interstate or foreign trade.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples. yes and noWorkers were paid very little a week and worked many hours. The jobs were dangerous in 1882 and average of 672 workers were killed in work related accidents each week. Large scale labor unions first formed in 1866. Labor unions are groups of skilled and unskilled workers that work together to make their workig conditions better. The National Labor Union was formed in 1866 by William H. Sylvis. It hd 640.000 people.Workers would stop working and demand changes by their empoyers. There are many reasons for strikes, wage cuts, danger, wrongful dismissal of employees, work hours. wage cutes were a huge reason for strikes. industrial leaders eventrually the shermann antitrust act against labor.The Haymarket Affair started may 4, 1886. 3,000 people gathered at Haymarket Square in chicago to prtest police brutality. One protester threw a omb into the police line, killing secen police officers and several workers were killed. 8 radicas were charged and convicted with inciting a riot.Ch. 7.1:immigrants is moving TO another country. emmigrant is moving FROM a countryWhy did immigrants come to the US?Where did immigrants come from? Europe. Many Europeans and immmigrated to the US between 1870 and 1920. Tey came to escape religious persection of Jews and for religios freedom with other religions. Japanese and Chinese came over for job opportunities. Mexicans came over.Many immigrants died before arriving to the US.What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? some couldn't pass thru inspections when they arrived. Chinese and Japanese came through Angel Island and had a lot harsher conditions. Nativism- favoritism towards naive born Americans.Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?Nativists thought that immigrants from the right country such as Germans, English, Scandanavians. They thought problems were caused y Latins, and Asians. They were mostly against the religion they practiced such as Roman Catholics. Chinese Exlution Act, Gentle Mens ActsCh. 7.2Social Gospal Movement inspired the Settlement House. it provided education and social servicesWhy 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?crime rates increased. fire increased with lack of water. came up with mass transit which was designed to move large numbers of people. electric subway-1897 and street cars- 1873.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?Jane Adams created settlement homes and helped the poor. garbage collections started, and firemen and police organizations were started, sewer systems were built and indoor plumbing.Tenements were built but families had to share 1 room with 4-5 other families which would get very cramped.sanition: garbage was thrown in the streets because there were no garbage collection. dead horses and banure often found on streets. sewer flowed freely.Ch. 7.3Gilded- to be covered with goldWhat was the political machine and what did they do for a city? cities experience rapid growth.political machine was a group that controls all activities of a political party in a city. they offered services to oters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support. the political machine took over local governements such as baltimore, and san francisco. it is organized like a pyramid. top of it was city bosses and the base was local workers and captains. ward bosses and city bosses worked together to get a candidate in office. The political boss controlled access to municipal jobs and business licenses and influences courts and other agencies. some bosses used their power to buld parks, sewer systems, hospitals, and other agencies. they could provide support for new businesses.Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.he stole between 30 and 200 milliion dollars. he escaped from prison on december 4th 1875 and fled to europe. The Tweed Ring Scandal defrauded the city, openly bought votes, encouraged judicial corruption, and controlled New York Politics.What caused all this corruption in government? election fraud and graph- some political machines made fake ames to get the number of votes they needed once the candidate was in office, the political machine took advantage of different opportunities. the political machine granted favors to businesses in trturn fo rsh and acepted bribes to allow illegal activities flourish. polish barely interferred with political bribes.graft-the illegal use of political influence for personal gain. dishonest people, patronage and spoil system.What laws came about to reform government?Pendelon Civil Service Act.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?stalwarts were status quo half breeds were reformers.Rutherford B. Hayes could not convince the Congress to support reform. James A Garfield was a reformer and was nominates as the new president with BP Chester A Arther, stalwart. Garfeild was shot by a stalwart in a train station. he was shot because he was a reformer and the guy that shot him wanted Arthur as president. When Arthur heard about the reason for the shooting, he changedfrom a stalwart to a reformer. Arthur passed the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 which authorized a partism Civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit syste ased on candidates' performances on an examinationthe attempt to reduce tariffs failed, but the spirit of the reform was not dead.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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