Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture. Osage and Iowa Indian tribe stetted in small villages. they lived near the lower Mississippi river. they hunted and planted crops, the western tribes were nomads.(Cheyenne and sou ix) A nomad is someone who follows the food. they starts to use horses in 1598 when Spanish settlers brought them to America. which allowed them to hunt and trade more easily. many lived in small groups. no one would be in complete control of the group. land was shared in the tribe. leaders ruled by counsel not force.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? the culture of settler differed in many ways. they thought the land could be owned unlike the native Americans. the native Americans lost the land because there were no boundary separating it from other land. many settlers headed west in search for silver and gold in Colorado. but the towns that form were not upkeep and was mess.
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? the building of the railroads influenced the government to remove the native americans. all tribe wee give a portion of land for their tribes to liveon. which led to many fights between them and the settlers. on november 29, 1864 troops attacked the native americans tbecause they thought they were stealing land.
-Describe a cowboy's life.the cowboys were the first americans to manage large herd of cattle and they were used for food and transportation. the american cowboys learned directly from the mexican. they werent in very high demand until the eansion of the railroad. they worked for 10-14 hours a day
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains? it allowed for faster trasportation and the homestead act allowed people to aquire their own land.
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains? the indains would attack them there were harsh winter and violent storms
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? the soil was vary tough and in places not very fertial.
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? there was little good farmland and it was hard as rock land was bought by the railroad.they paid very high prices to ship and get shipped goods
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in? the populist party was founded in 1892 and it was a group of farmers that wanted to make the life of farmer easier.
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's? lots of natural resources, the government supported business, cheap labor the auto mobile was in vented which made oil a major resource
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives? the automobile, Bessemer steel process, farm equipment, the perfection of the light bulb, the type writer
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US? it allowed us to expand west and it supplied many with jobs.
-Why were many people upset with the railroads? the stole land away from the farmers.
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads? the sold land to the railroad company's instead of farmers. the government also gave different rates on hauls. the granges formed a political party and the grangers made laws to benefit the farmers.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. he was born on Nov 25, 1835 he made the trip to America when he was 12. he worked for a railroad company for many years and ended up leaving to make his own company. after he left he bought a steel mill but he sold it in 1901. he also set up public places such as libraries schools. he died on april 11th
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.he started the sanderd to standerd oil company.
-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.
How did the government regulate business? they didn't but they did pass the Sherman anti-trust law
Ch. 7.1: Why did immigrants come to the US?
Where did immigrants come from?they wanted to escape this in their country like poverty, religious reasons famine and precautions.Europe.
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? they were hated because they stole jobs they had no money and many were discriminated against their color of skin. it was a 3 week trip from Asia and the conditions on the ship weren't very good. they were afraid they would not get through Ellis island.
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? because they were stealing jobs and keeping wages low.
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.they stole money in new york tax payers
What caused all this corruption in government?the spoils system
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? the invention of skyscraper and the airplane
Ch. 8.2: -How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's? More schools started to show up and people started to get a better education. Africans were still mostly segregated in to private schools.
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. They were segregated from the whites in almost every way. they had different schools, theaters, buses and more. they were all second class unlike whites who were firs class.to vote you had to take a literacy test and blacks were usually had harder or a test in a different language. plessy vs Ferguson was a supreme court case on segregation because blacks were segregated but unequal. this lead to segregation being banned.
Ch. 8.4: -Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's. many cities built playground or amusement parts on the outskirts of towns. American bicycles started o be produced. Art galleries sarted to appear in the 1900's and dime novels were very popular. sores like malls started to popup in the 60'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 Rights
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
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