-Describe Native American culture.
..had guns so it was easier to hunt, tribes to hunt buffalo, families stayed together,
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
..believe the land con not be owned, cultures are different, Gold rush, miners,
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
..in 1834 the government set aside the Great Plains as a big reservation, the government made treaties and controlled boundaries for each tribe,
-Describe a cowboy's life.
.. short tempered, texas long horns, 25% were african american and 12% were native, non-stop work, worked 10-14 hours a daym expert riders and ropers,
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
..offered 160 acres of land to any citizen who was head of house free. poeple took the land before it was open thats why Oklahoma is called the sooner state.
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
..built homes out of dirt and bricks, droughts, floods,
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
..equiment was expenive
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
..prices of crops began to fall, good farming land became rare, they made to much, barelt made a profit of their crops. not making any money.
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
..they were a group of farmers and other western people who realized that they needed to make changes through a politcal power. Also known as the democratic party.
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
..black gold, oil, cheep labor, government supported business,
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
..power of electicity, telephone, type-writer.
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
..increase in trade, quicker travel, comfort for passengers,
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
..cost money, broke down, more settlement out west
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
..they were farmers, they began demanding control over the railroad industry, intersate commerce act- passed in 1887,
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
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-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.
..the more powerful the union came, the workers feared them more, better conditions,
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
..chinese came mostly for the California gold rush, get more money..
Where did immigrants come from?
..great britain, england, china/japan angel and ellis island,
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
..people got tired of the chinese coming over and taking there jobs,
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
..the chinese exclusion act, the chinese immigrants took american jobs and got paid way less.
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
..immigrants came to the city because it was cheaper, because of inventions such as mcCormick reaper and steel plow made farming easier,
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
..Transportation, crime, sanitation, water, fire, housing,
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
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Ch. 7.3
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
..its actually just a ppig group of politcial that try and get people to vote for their party. the main goal was to get peoples vote.
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
..william M. Tweed, most powerful democratic P.M, arrested escaped and found.
What caused all this corruption in government?
..dishonest people giving citzens jobs,
What laws came about to reform government?
..pendleton serivced 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?
..a status quo, more of a white rich male. Grant was a SQ guy, Harrison- SQ, Cleveland was a reformered democrate, Mckinley- SQ
Ch. 8.1:
-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?
..elevators, street cars, printers,
Ch. 8.2:
-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
..phyiscal punishment stopped, by the 1890s more than half a million students attended high school, immigrants were encourged to go to school unlike african americans,
Ch. 8.3:
-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?
..Africans fell victim to laws restricting their rights, the grandfather clause gave white men more power over blacks,
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
..This case was started by Jim Crow laws and segregation, poll tax, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause. The Plessy v. Ferguson case said there could be discrimination as long as the whites and blacks were treated equal, as long as it didn’t violate the 14th amendment-grant citizenship, protect life and rights, the doctrine “separate but equal”. It states you can’t deprive any person of their life, liberty, or property.
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).
..Protection social welfare, Promoting moral improvement, Creating economic reform, Fostering efficiency. It was meant to fix the many problems of the societies all over america.
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?
..the banning of alcohol beverages, lasted 13 years, Prohibition groups were formed to keep it the law in tact. got rid of it in 1883. people would break into bars with hachets and break up the bar.
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
..YMCA opened libraries, slavation army. made lots of schools, gyms, churches, helped the poor.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
..it banned the manufactures sale and tranportation of alcoholic beveages, repealed December 5, 1933, thought it would eliminate and help improve the society but made drinking rate go way up!
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
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-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
..they were journalist who writes about the corruption in our government,
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
..Enviroment-clean air, water, cities and land. started to get rid of polticle machines,
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
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-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?
..Lazzies Fare-some people thought you should "let the people do as they please"
-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?
..Keating Owen Act- in 1916 the transportain across state limes of goods produced by children, two years later the supreme court banned child labor and set maximun hours of 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?
..give more power to the common person
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
..allowed people to pick there two senators,
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
..getting an education, worked outside the home, tradtional womens roles. a lot of women factory workers, women going to school,
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.
..they got mad that black women got to vote before them, and in the kate 1800s they finally got the right to vote, took them 50 years to finally get the rights
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.
..WCTU, susan b anthony, Elizabeth Catie S.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.
..became a new york city policemen, served as US Civil Service Commmissiner, governor of new york, VP in 1901, serverd as President from 1901-1909, wrote many history books.
-Square Deal
..basically giving everyone a fair chance,
-Breaking up strikes
..got workers to have a nine hour day and a ten percent raise.
-Regulating railroads
..passed the Elkins Act,
-Regulating food and drugs
..passed the Meat Inpesction Act,
-Conservation
-Civil Rights
-Breaking up trust
..Broke up monoploys,
Ch.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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