Today we are going to present our projects over these sections.Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.* They traded and hunted for food. The spanish brought over guns and horses. It made it easier to hunt.Things with the native americans didn't go so well. buffalo is what they mostly ate. the fur was there clothing.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?* Red River War- It started with the settlers. They both use horses for the war. The gold rush-A major general told people there was gold on the roots of the ground. The Indiands said they didn't want people on their land. Assimilation and daws act is important.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?* railroads had to give up there western land. Droughts, floods, fires by outlaws and indians.-Describe a cowboy's life.* learned from mexacains how to take care of animals.cowboys clothes and food we used.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?* alot of farmers strugled. had alot of economic issues.-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?*Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?* Oil is very important. The gold rush. coil and iron are the natural resources. They used stell alot. Like the railroads, and made farm equitment with steel.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?* Farm equitment, electricity, type writers, and lights, and telephone.Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?* Increase in trade, lower unemployment rates, quicker travel, safer than wagons, comfort for passengers, then cost. engines breaking down, risk for workers.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?* because of dangers and unemployment-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?* they fought the railroads, and they had been demanding to take control of the railroads.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.* he looked alot like santa cluaes. Worked on the Pennsylvaina railroad. made a most powerful steel company in 1899. he was very very rich. he gave most of his money away when he died.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.* he created a monoply product. he gave low wages, low price and no more competions.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?* its the succses and future in bussiness were governed by natural law and no had the right to intervene. The south was slowere than the north.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).*refur to page 242 in ur text book. they would buy out ships and oil fields.-How did the government try to regulate business?* the Shurman Antitrust Act.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?*were created to keep workers from being over paid. there were workers in the factories to make higher wages. if u were sick u had to go to work no madder what.Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.* to get high wage. yes and no.Ch. 7.1:-Why did immigrants come to the US?* Because of the Gold rush and american higher wages.-Where did immigrants come from?* countries from europe and grait britan.-What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?* people didn't want them over here in America.-Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?* The immigrants were taking all the jobs and they said we need to get them out and stop them from coming over.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 and provided better opportunities.-What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?* Transpotation, crime, water, housing, fire, sanitation.-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?* It was real machine. no it was an group. Offical services to volers and bussnisses.-Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.* Its a huge group of corrupt politicians in defrud the city.-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? The satsis quoe was the white rich male. they did alot of things back then. They wanted all the power.Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?* Technology- engineering and powere was involved. They made sky scrappers. The tallest skiscraper was 10 stories tall. Flatiron building is in new york. and the wainwright is in another city. In 1870's and 1890's strecetcar lines were powered by under ground cables. Brooklen bridge was built in new york city. It was allow poeple to cross and get along. Chicago's population was 30,000. New tecn brought alot of people together. In printing in 1890 the literacy rate went nearly to 90%. Photograpy was really big back then. Alot of people started to become a immature photagraphers.Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?* did my powerpoint.Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?* voting ristrictions, They administered a litercy test. Blacks got more difficult test then whites.-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.* amusement parks - they went on the farris wheel and other rides , bicycleing- this was a sport and was important until women did it , theaters and sports- tennis was one. Shopping was center in Cleavland, Ohio. Advertising was under $10 million . Back then snacks became very poplular. The coca cola was just for headaces but then it became a very good drink. Hershey was very popular back the too.Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).* Protecting of social welfare - to soften some of the harshness in the conditions, and churches helped build poor peoples voices and get them heard also helped with child labor laws, *Promoting moral improvement - Some people felt that work place was not the issue, but that morality was to blame and phorbitting alcohal., *Creating econemic reform - and panic in 1893 promoted some qamericans to question the capitalist economic system., *Fostering efficiency - many leader started counting on expects and scientific princables.-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?* it lasted 13 years, women wanted prohibitions cuz there husbands would come home and beat there wives.-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.*helped sureve plagues, wars, illnesses, natural and man made diasters, and war.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?* it banned the manufacturs, sale, and transportation of alcohiolic beverages. Repealed December 5, 1933.-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?*-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?* A journalism who writes about the corruption in our goverment.-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?* to help fix may problems. clean ai, water, cities and hand protcet the county-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?* populist movment- farmers that were mad about crop failure, failing prices, poor marketing abd criedit imporvment.-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?* got child labor laws-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?* number of children working in factoires was increasing. big buissnes hired children for little wages little hand were useful.-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?*couldn't use anmore children-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?* got alot of raises.-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?*-What did the 17th Amendment do?* allows the states to vote for their sentiners.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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