Ch. 5.1:mine.-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?prices of crops, banks were forclosing, good farm land was scarce, problems with railroads.-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?demanded reforms to like the burden of debt from farmers. give people more say in their government.actions of populistism, tried to increase the money supply so they paid farmers more. started 8 hour work day. started a federal loan program. put restrictions on immigration. the grange tought their members how to be more organized. set up cooperative. sponser state legislation and regulate rail roads. Farmer Alliances- groups of people that sympathized wit hthe farmers. The Gold bugs and Silverites.Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?a wealth of natural resources. governtment support for busineuss. growing urban pop. cheap labor and markets doe new products. Laissez-fairre it means let alone. 98% of iron ore is to used steel. skyscrapers were able to be built because of steel.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Steel. first discovered by willian kelly in 1851, henry took out a patent in 1855 it took out impurities to make steel which makes iron stronger. The light bulb. Joseph swan began inventing the light bulb thomas edison perfected it. in 1879 Swan began installing in homes. The type writer by chistopher sholes. he denigned it like the telegraph. then he perfected with QWERTY order the we use today, these letters are like the to put letter frequently used closer. The telephone was invented by Alexander Grham Bell. Refrigerator.Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?so it would be easier to move west and get food faster. and brought hope and faith the the americans. Veterans made the tracks, but Native Ammericans attacked them while doing so.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?They were taking up government land grants. the rail roads sold to other businesses rather than to settlers and the government intended. Also farmers were over charged to use rail roads. Time zones, they wanted time zones because every little town had a different time, so they needed a standered time they all follow.-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?they took political action they took state and local political canidate. They establish max. fright and passenger rates and prohibit discrimination.Interstate commerce act: can't hand out free rail road passes and to be fair.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.born to a poor scotland family. moved to the us in 1835 first jod when 13 he had to buy a stock anf his mother mortgaged the family home so the stock could be pruchesed. he started the steel company.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.born july 8th 1839, second of 6 kids, started first business at 19. He established the standard Oil Co. in Ohio, paid low eages, old oil for less than it was worth, when ther were no competitos left, he raised the prices, used trust agreements to merge with other companies. trysts are a type company merger, companies joining together. THe companies were entitled to dividends on profits made by the trust. The government started regulation business to try to protect small buisnesses. Sherman Antitrust Act- The first measure to prohibit trusts, made it illegal for companies to form a trust that interfered with interstate trade.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?therory based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, natural selection, that says the invididuals who have waelth and power possess biological superioity in the struggle for existence. The big businesses that had more money and produced more products would dominate the market.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).vertical interagation- process of buying company suppliers such as cal fields, iron mines, and railroads. horazaltal intergation- buying out other companites that produce the same product in order to eliminate the competition.-How did the government try to regulate business?-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?workers paid very little for many hours. larger scale labors unions first formed in 1866. Labor unions are gruouips of skilled and unskilled workers that work together and make their working conditions. Hay market affair 3,000 people gathered at haymarlet square in chicago to protest police bruality, one protester threw a bomb into the police line.Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.no, earlier on, but as time went on they started winning. gradually got down to a 8 hour work day, it all gradually happened.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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