today we finished up blog discussionCh. 5.1:Zack Dotzler-Describe Native American culture.Plant crops and farm-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?gold, farming-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?Elizabeth Kean-Describe a cowboy's life.cattlemen would get 25-125 dollars per head.cowboy life 55000 cowboys worked25% were african american 12% were mexican10-14 hours on the ranch a day and more on the trailsmost of the time they sleeped on the groundCh. 5.2:Abby-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?people got more land to farm-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?weather, animals, and native american attacts-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?they would be in debt.Ch. 5.3:Jordan Good-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?they were in debt.-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?an increase in the money supply which would produce in a rise in prices recived by goodsand services, a graduated income tax, a federal loam program, an eight our work day and restrictions on immigration.Ch. 6.1:Dirk-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?a discovery in the wealth of natural recources-oil coal and iron ore.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?in incondecent light bulb it madeit easy for people to see. the typwriter,the telephomeCh. 6.2: Jordan Voge-What impact did railroads have on the US?better travaling, land, adventure, and provided alot of jobs.-Why were many people upset with the railroads?made farmers angry because it went through there fields.-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?obtained political representation and pushed for laws to protect the farmers.The interstate Commerce Act- allowed federal government to supervise railroad activities and formedan interstate commerce commission.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.was poor he worked his way upto the privat secratary.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.used trust to gain control of the entire oil industry, he gave away 500 million dollars away and donated over 90% of his fortune.,-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?theory thatsuccess andfailurein bisiness was governed.-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).Vertical Intergration- when a business buys out itssuppliers in oreder to controll the raw materilas and railroad. horizontal integration- when companies prodcing similar products merge or get brought out by other companies. Trust- when particapents turn there stock over to a groupof trustees.-How did the government try to regulate business?the shirman anti trust act made it legal to form thrust that infered with free trade between stated or with other countries.-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?is a better organization of workers and for workers.-Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.most failed as a union butoveral yes they didCh. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?jobsWhere did immigrants come from?Europe, china, japan, indians from cuba, purtorico, there were also mexicans,What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?ellis island stuff know itWhy 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?is a network of peopleTell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.they blaed it on eachother, democratic politican machineWhat caused all this corruption in government?patronige spoil sytem disonest peopleWhat 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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