Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture. used buffalo, every part, for things. didnt waste things. men hunters women prepared food and hides..men and women with sensitivty became medicine men/ women...children learned behavior from games and myths
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? for gold, land, riches, not so crowded
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? assimilation:had disputes on how they were supposed to be treated. wanted to change native americans way of life, beliefs, and culture so they are like normal white people. gave them land to do it.
-Describe a cowboy's life. cattle as substitute for bulls, learned ranching from mexicans, first cowboys were mexican, vaqueros influenced cowboys speech, clothes, food, ...chisholm trail- major cattle route-texas to kansas..worked very hard, 14 hours a day, start at 15 stop at 40, guns carried, .. longhorns,,gather, starve, brand, travel.. open range ended with barbed wire fences
Ch. 5.2:
-Describe Native American culture. used buffalo, every part, for things. didnt waste things. men hunters women prepared food and hides..men and women with sensitivty became medicine men/ women...children learned behavior from games and myths
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? for gold, land, riches, not so crowded
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? assimilation:had disputes on how they were supposed to be treated. wanted to change native americans way of life, beliefs, and culture so they are like normal white people. gave them land to do it.
-Describe a cowboy's life. cattle as substitute for bulls, learned ranching from mexicans, first cowboys were mexican, vaqueros influenced cowboys speech, clothes, food, ...chisholm trail- major cattle route-texas to kansas..worked very hard, 14 hours a day, start at 15 stop at 40, guns carried, .. longhorns,,gather, starve, brand, travel.. open range ended with barbed wire fences
Ch. 5.2:
other info....people moving west, railroads open, gov't support, closing frontier
-1870-1900- time it took to settle 800 million acres,federal land policy and completion of railroads helped rapid settlement...railroads-race to lay track between union pacifiic and central pacific. rails of east and west coasts were linked--1884 homestead act--160 acres of land..not enough to farm worthwhiley
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains? homestead- gave 160 acres to household for free..railroads made travel quicker and easier and shipped things needed by people,,food, supplies etc.
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains? droughts, fires, blizzards, locuust plagus, raids by outlaws and native americans
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? bought all these useful machines but they were very expensive so they had to buy more land and grow more crops. but that made them run out of money faster. also droughts.
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? they were far away from stores and had trouble finding clear water for themselves and the animals. no cars,,lonely life,,railroads were charging farmers a lot to ship out cuz there was no other competition,,hard soil this goes under populists topic
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...things they were doin called omaha platforms...increase in money supply-wanted inflation so they could make more.. graduated income tax-take money out of pay check.... federal loan program-u can get loans with good credit .....8 hr work day-self exp..... restrictions on immigration-they would take our jobs and work cheaper
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in? populists-a movement of the farmers. out to help farmers and the common person.
Ch. 6.1:
other info--oil found hill near Beaumont Texas-ppl didnt believe him...Texas oil boom-months of drilling, jan 10, 1901 oil spilled out.
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in? populists-a movement of the farmers. out to help farmers and the common person.
Ch. 6.1:
other info--oil found hill near Beaumont Texas-ppl didnt believe him...Texas oil boom-months of drilling, jan 10, 1901 oil spilled out.
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's? finding oil! wealth of natural resources, gov't support for businesses, growning urban population, steel produciton cheaper, and
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives? elecricity, light bulb, typewriter-1867 christopher sholes-shaped the world of business, telephone-alexander graham bell-1876.
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US? they could travel and ship things just about amywhere, brought adventure, fresh start, railroad workers were killed on the job, emloyed thousands of chinese workers
-Why were many people upset with the railroads? didnt treat the chinese railroad workers good. told stock holders it was gunna be real expensive but it wasnt and they kept the extra cash. railroads charging too much.
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads? fought politically against the railroads. filed laws to protect their interest. laws passed to get rid of discrimination. frat and passenger loading charges were brought down. railroads lost by a 7-2 vote in the munn vs illinois...interstate commerce act- passed to keep an eye on the railroads makin sure prices werent outrageous. supreme court overruled the fact that they could not control how much they were charging. roosevelt came to presidency and interstate commerce act came back.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. started steel mill and manufactured more steel than all the factories in great britain. attempted to control as much of the steel industry as he could-did this by monopoly.
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. owned the biggest oil company in the world. richest person in the world. made hundreds of million. called robber berrans by ppl he drove a lot of ppl out of business.
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business? a theory set up meant natural selection-survival of the fittest. strong live weak die. apply to business by
-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts). horizontal integration-one company is tryin to buy out other companies..vertical integration- having control over every aspect of transportation and development of product
-How did the government try to regulate business? sherman antitrust act-gov't concerned about expanding corp. cuz they would stifle free competition. made it illegal to form a trust so you cant trade with free states or other countries.
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose? a group of laborers went on strike and talked with the representative from company so they can get better hours, wages, and conditions.
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples. Haymarkey affair-very violen. homestead strike-cuz mr FRICK cut wages. three detectives and nine workers died..they usually werent successful cuz press media owners gov't citizens were all against them..not enough ppl to make it work. some victories were made but not too many. pullman company strike-less then 6 dollars a week laid off 3000 of its 5800 workers..strike turned violent. company won harris jones-fought for child labor laws.
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US? earn money, escape harsh conditions, gold rush, railroads
Where did immigrants come from? europe china japan jamaica cuba puerto rico and other islands
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? very crowded on deck, no fresh air, sleep on bunks with lice, share toilets, diseases were spread, some died
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions? native born workers feared their jobs would be taken and work was scarce ... chinese exclusion act- banned chinese entry except for students teachers merchants tourists and gov't officials. 1892 congress extended the law for another 10 yr. ... gentlemens agreement-fears of anti chinese agitation was extended to japanese and asians. japans gov't limited emigration of unskilled workers
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's? industrial revolution increased number of jobs, transportation and housing construction became more advanced, railroads, trolleys, farmers went into debt so they moved to urban areas.
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population? more than one family had to live in one house called tenements. very very crowded. tenements were unsanitary. meant to improve plumbing and ventilation. very bad conditions.
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities? trying to help poor people. jane adams-had a house for ppl who didnt have much..edu. food. job training.
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 1900s
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