-Describe Native American culture.before the europeans came, they were nomadic and followed buffalo.after the europeans came, they brought horses and guns which the indians used. created tribe wars.family life: lived in family groups and had relations to other groups that spoke the same language. men trained to be hunters and warrior and women prepared things like food and clothes-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?they moved there for gold, farming,cattleThe gold rush started in 1874. In south Dakota, the souix did not like the people invding.the sioux was in conflict alot with the government.attacks continued until the gov shut down the bozeman trail. established treaty of laramie.colonel george custer quoted that the gold was from the grass roots down.Cutsters last stand: sitting bull and crazy horse flanked and completely destroyed custer and his troops-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?assimilation. 1887 congress passed the Dawes Act intending to "americanize" the native americansit disbanded reservations and gave land to individual native americans.an unmarried adult recieved 80 acres of land and the head of household got 100the native american people didnt get the resulting money from the sale of the land.battle of wounded knee: the sioux tribe wanted to keep their culture alive. The indians were killed and it was the last of the indians wars-Describe a cowboy's life.came directly from the mexican vanqueros. alot came from mexican vanqueros culturetake cattle to illiois and they would put them on a stock car and took them to New Yorkchicago stock yard opened in 18651866 farmers blockaded the cattle drive route because they didnt want them trampling their cropsJohn Mcoy set up small shipping yards in kansas25 percent were african american and 12 percent were mexican the rest were whitespent 10 to 14 hours at work a daytypical drive had 250 to 300 head of cows a cowboyfencing split up the open west into sections making it difficult for cattle drivesCh. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?central and union pacific linked in 1874, trying to make first transcontinental railroadHomestead Act: act that lets any citizen or person sign up for citizen, got 160 acres of land1899 oklahoma was for salebrought people to the West-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?weather, animals, native americans-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?weather and hard soil, debt, did not get along with railroad companiesCh. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?debt, worthless money, hard soil-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?A group who demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workersthey also demanded that reforms give the people a greater voice in their governmentthey wanted1) an increase in the money supply which would produce in a rise in prices received by goods and services2)a graduated income tax3)federal loan program4)8 hour work day and restrictions on immigrationthe proposed gov reform included1)the election of the U.S. Senators by popular vote2)single terms for the president and the vice president3)secret ballot to end vote fraudCh. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?a discobery in the wealth of natural resources- oil and coal and iron oreGovernment support for businessesgrowing urban population that provided cheap labor and markets for new products-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?drilling for oil using steam engineCh. 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?They thought it would be a better lifesome left their country to escape difficult conditionsPush/pull factorsThey came to earn money and then go back to their own countries-Where did immigrants come from?before 1830-Western and northern europeAfter 1830-Eastern adn southern europeItaly, Russia, and Austria-hungaryone million from these countries-What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?Most immigrants traveled by steamshipsThe trip across the atlantic took a weekThe trip acroos the pacific took about 3 weekstraveled cheapest accommodationsdisease spread quicklysome would die before they even got to the USthey would have to pass inspection at Ellis Islandellis island closed in 1954processing of immigrants could take 5 hours or moreanyone with contagious disease or serious health problem would be sent homelegal requirements were your ability to work, show you havent committed a crime, show you had some money( at least 20 bucks)___had to start life overdifferent culture and language-Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?Nativism-favoritism towards native-born americansAnglo-saxons -German ancestors of english thought they were superior to other ethinic groupsChinese Exclusion Act- banned all chines except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials1882-the law was passed for ten year1902-chinese immagration was restricted1943- the law was repealedGentlemens agreement-japanese segregationTheodore Roosevelt made a deal with japanCh. 7.2-Why 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. 7.3-What 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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