Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.- nature was upmost importance. Followed buffalo, Spanish introduced them to horses. they had many wars with other tribes
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?- we wanted what was on the land
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?- if we wanted their land we would wage war against the Native Americans
-Describe a cowboy's life.- dangerous, many days of driving cattle.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?- helped people by moving them and offering them land
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains? they were
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? caught up in credit
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
railroads
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
the peoples party they believed in the good of the common person
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. he bought out his resources and transportation worked by the age of 13 he is the founder of the steel empire owned Carnegie steel
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. owned the standard oil company and he bought out other oil companies he cheated people out of things he is worth 500 billion dollars
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?
-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).
because they took over smaller businesses
-How did the government try to regulate business?
labor laws
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?
it was a union to stop bad working conditions, the unhappy workers formed them
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
to live the "American dream"
Where did immigrants come from?
all over
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
not knowing where to go
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
if they had diseases or were criminals
Ch. 7.2
Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
steel production
What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?
crime
What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?
more police forces
Ch. 7.3
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
organization of people trying to get one party to try and have all democratic city or all republican
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
he bribed people, the tweed ring would he would ask for money
What caused all this corruption in government?
rigged elections
What laws came about to reform government?
abolishing slavery
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. 8.3:
-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended? they cant vote or own business and they were segregated
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
separation but equal
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