Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.before:
they didnt try to mess with the land, didnt have technolgy, no guns, didnt waste anything, each had different languages, most were nomatic, some didnt it depended on what they did for food.
after:
more into guns, forced out of there habitates, forced into certain places in the land, didnt have bufflo because eurpeans were killing they off. many died because of dieases and wars with each other. had to change religions and languges.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
it was getting crowded over on the eastern part, also the gold rush was going on in california so people wanted money and riches.
-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?
act said that said that 160 acres was feet to a citizen or family 6 hundred thousand people took advantage of this only about 10% of the land was used in this
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
droughts, blizzards, floods, fires, and locst plagues and sometimes raids by native americans and outlaws
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
-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?
the finding of oil. the government supporting businesses, growing urban population, and steel production cheaper
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
electricity, typewriter was in 1867 invented by christopher sholes, lightbulb, telephone was in 1867 was invented by alexander graham bell.
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
they could travel and ship things just about amywhere, brought adventure, fresh start, railroad workers were killed on the job, emloyed thousands of chinese workers
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
didnt treat the chinese railroad workers good. told stock holders it was gunna be real expensive but it wasnt and they kept the extra cash.
farmers:
would take land from them . tax them if railroads were on there land. they were trying to keep farmers indebt
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
railroads had to bring down prices for them to ride on the train. and they also got laws passed to get rid of discrimination from rich and poor. a granger law helped the farmers fought back and the states could regulate how much or how pricey it was to ride on the rail road.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
poor family. from scotland. became one of the richest person in the world.
started his own steel mill and he manufactored more than any of them in great britan.
his management practices became widespread.
he tried to gain power as much as he could in the steel product. he tried to get a monoply on the steel manufactoring.
monopoly- a business that trys to take/buy out other busineses that make.
-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).
horizontal intergration is where one company is trying to buy out another company.
veritical intergration is where you control aspect of transportaion, selling, and distributing products.
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.
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. 7.2
Why 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. 7.3
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 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.
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