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PresentationsCh. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.hunted, gathered, planted, traded, they had different beliefs and languages, brought guns and horses, buffalo main animal, used every part, stayed together in tribe, had medicine women and men,-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?because we wanted to expand into a bigger nation, pushed indians out of their land, gold and silver, railroads, adventure, cattle ranching, farming,-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?set aside pieces of land for them, made laws, assimililation- is a plan to get native americans to give up their beliefs, Dawes act--Describe a cowboy's life.cowboys learned how to take care of animals from mexicans, on the road often lots of obstacles, there was a cow town made by Joseph McCoy for cattle, non stop work 10-14 hours a day 14 or more on a trail expert riders and ropers, used gun to protect animals, begin with spring roundup, herd pinned til hungry rather eat then runaway brand cattle, i cowboy for every 300 herd of cattle with a wrangler and a cook, slept on ground bathed in river, high risk of death, open range- open land where cattle could run except for cowboysCh. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?made faster travel for people, 160 acres of land were offered to citezens heads of the house, farmers less than a day 2 million acres were owned,-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?droughts, fires, floods, blizzards, plagues, raids by outlaws and indians, built out of sod bricks and dug homes into hills, no doctors,-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?tough sod, steel plow, debt, shipping costs,Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Gr eat Plains?farmers struggled made too much, railroads went through farm land, economic struggles, less than what they needed to get back, greenbacks-people printed money cause they needed it wanted more money value goes down prices went up, one railroad-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?group of farmers and other western people. Democratic party, proposed econmic reform, higher prices for goods and services, graduated income tax, federal loan program,Governmental reform, election of the us senators by popular vote, single terms for presidents and vice presidents checks and balances benefit from one year terms, secret ballot, party elected 5 senators, 3 goveners, 1500 state legislators,Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?Oil and the production of steel.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Light bulb, plow, typewriter. They improved people's lives by making work easier.Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?Increased trade. booming of towns. lower unemployment, fast travel, safer than wagons, comfort.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?The cost, taking up space, many derailments, time zones.-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?They confronted the railroads about how expensive it was to use them. The government began to supervise the railroads: Interstates Commerce Act.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.Came to the US with his parents from Scottland. Worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad. Started the Carnegie Steel Company. Most powerful steel company in 1809. New machinery and techniques, accounting, offer stocks, liked competition. Created Carnegie Hall for the arts. Hated rich people and before he died he gave most his money. Refer to page 242. Horizontal intergration- big company buys out small company. Veritcal intergration-oil companies would buy out railroads, stores.-Tell me about John D. RockefellerOwned the Standard oil company. Created a monopoly-when one company has complete control over the production of a product and they can control the market of that product. Low wages, low price, no more competitors. They were called Robber Barons-powerful business man or banker.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?Social Darwinism-success and failure in business were governed by natural laws and no one has the right to intervene. It is natural for big businesses to take over small businesses.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).Horizontal intergration-big company buys out small company. Verital intergration-oil companies would buy out railroads,stores. Trust-an agreement between a company, a monopoly trying to take over.-How did the government try to regulate business?Sherman Antitrust Act-governments attempt to stop monoplies,wasn't clear,was easy to find loopholes.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?Were created for keeping workers from being over worked and under paid. Were workers in the factories to make a higher wage. Workers were not allowed to leave because of sickness, vacation, injury. Injuries were common because of poor ventilation.-Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.Yes they were in forming the American Federation of Labor, higher wages and no many strikes everybody against them then time went on and they started seeing results so they banded together, many benefits came over time other times there are negative thingsCh. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?gold rush, higher wages, jobs,Where did immigrants come from?english, irish, germans, italians, japanese, chinese, polish, russians,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?people taking jobs for less wanted to get rid of themCh. 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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