-Describe Native American culture.
Osage Iowa Sioux Cheyenne. hunters and gathered broke out due to tribes..lived in small family groups. young men trained to hunt..young women butchered game and prepared hides. children taught through story telling.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
they didn't think they had a right to the land, because they weren't inproving it. not making it any better. moving west to find gold, silver, and other riches.
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
passed an act declared the great plaisn as Territory..indian territory shrunk a lot!! massacre at sand creek. battle of the hundred slain/fettereman massacre decomber 1866 bozeman trail went throught the siox grounds. talked about all the battles. sitting bull..got killled. The Dawes act assimilation..Americanizing Native American's pushing out the natives.300 native americans were killed at the battle of wounded knee. and many chilndren. ended the era of the native american battles.
-Describe a cowboy's life.
developed the chisholm trail..cattle trail. 55000 men worked on ranches between 1866-1885. average age 15-40 25% blacks, 12% mexican. other % were white males. worked 10-14 hours on ranches on ranches, or 14 hours or more on cattle trails. rounding up as many long horns as they could. kept them fenced in until the would rather eat than run away,.cow towns very dangerous!! james "wild bill" hickok never actually delt with cows never really a cowboy did wild west shows. was a scout and sky. onw cowboy per 230-300 head of cattle. one cook who set up camp and wagon one wangler. about 3 months.. cowboys would saddle dawn to dust. slept on ground and bathed in rivers. dry summmers and extreme winters. ranchers turned to smaller farms with fenced in cattle. open range..not fenced in just out there. stampeads??
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
welth of natural resources. government support of business growing urban population. cheap labbor. laissez-faitrre. kerosene for fuel. 1959 started drillling for oil. gasoline was thrown out didn't know what to do with it. iron coal and steel. avalibility of metal. fuel, steal,
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
internal combustion engine, typewriter, light buld, radio, x-ray motion pictures electric motor.
the light bulb(thomas edison) fans printing press..meat packing plants. record player telephone. electric street cars.
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
made it easier to get to thte west..make adventure easier gave people a new start made today today..trade..
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
many people dies. lots of accidents. dieses farmers were upset ..kept farmers in debt. chrged the farmers a lot.
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
laws were set up fought against railroads. they were upset in the abuse of the railroads. they were poor people(a group) went to surpreme court..
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
form scotland. moved to us when he was 12 in 1846 had hgis own job at 18 as a personal secretary got to buy a stock, got a lot of l=money ended up leaving his job, left his job 1865 opened his first steeal mill in 1875 one of the first men to use the new business stategy.
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.
born july 8, 1839 raised turkeys and did chores made a nickel or so a week. by 16 had his first real job at the town libraries. at young age had signs of a major player in the business world..good signs to be a good business man when he gets older. founder of stardard oil.
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?
natural selection..applied to business Herbert Spencer was the first man to apply the process tot eh business used it to explain how human society was evolving eventually poeple started sung it to justify the Doctrine of Laissez Faire
-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).
vertical intregration. ....buying your own products to control thransportation and raw materials. horizontal--combining companies making simular products.
-How did the government try to regulate business?
Sherman Anti trust Act the Doctrine of Laissez Faire was supported by many peopl including William G Summer a profressor at Yale Doctrine stated the marketplace couldn't be regulated becasue it was controllsed by natural law
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?
a group of workerd joined together for a certain cause everyone was involved! to get better working condictions was there goal fewer hours and better pay..did not succeed at first because nobody took them seriously..some poeple were scared. less money for the owner.
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
not at first..noone took them seriously.. SEE QUESTION ABOVE THIS!
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
to earn money..when they eared enough money they would return to their homeland. push/pull factors.
Where did immigrants come from?
russia. western and easten europe. mexico chinese, cuba, japan, jamaica china italy austria-hungary.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
traveled in very small and confined areas couldn't really get air. some died before they reached destination. many dieses. lice beds. traveled in small ships shared toilets. once they got here!! a lot of anxiety Ellis Island and Angel Island had to find a place to live had to get a job had to get a long with daily life had a different culture.
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
had to pass phyiscal exam. couldn;t have contagious dieses.had to go through harsh questioning and long detention. tried to survive,. try to find jobs biult chirches had to take an english test. felt like they were taking jobs away from americans. didn't speak our language and races! RESTRICTIONS: Exculsion Act and banned entry to all chinese.
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
cities were the cheapest. offered unskilled laborers steeady job,. school. rrligion culture traditions language. people came from courty to citty..farmers losts their jobs. and new technology
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
housing..had to shair if high class have your own on the out shirts, garbage had to be picked up some type of plumbing, airshafts. transportation. water not good,,,could not drink it. filterazation in 1908
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
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