Today we started presenting our projects.
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
Nature and animals are of great importance to Native Americans. They lived in Harmony with nature, and they believed that nobody owned the land. Originally came to America over the Bering Strait land bridge. A major part of their culture was warring against enemy tribes.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
Homestead Act of 1862
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
Most of the time the government would fight wars with the Native Americans. Two major battles were Wounded Knee (1890), and the Battle of Little Bighorn
Daws act-set aside land for the native Americans, but it didn't work
-Open Range-Allowed farmers to move cattle around even if it is not your land, law made farmers put fences up.
Cattle industry went up- demand for beef.
Problems that farmers had were the extreme weather, plagues, the farmers got in debt
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
The Homestead Act of 1862 is the exact same as the Dawes Act, but it was for American citizens. You had to live on the land for at least 5 years, and you had to build a 10x12 place of residence
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
There were very few trees on the Great Plains, so they had to make their houses out of sod. the Great Plains were also a very dusty place and tornadoes were numerous. Winters were harsh and summers were hot. There were also a lot of droughts, floods, fires, and locust swarms. Farmers also suffered from debt. There were many Native American fights too
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
There were no fences and all cattle were able to roam free, so people started to fight each other over whose cattle was whose. Most fights took place between farmers and cowboys. The long drives caused a boom in the cattle industry, but soon after railroad cars were used.
Ch. 5.3:
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
The Populists were a group of people that was mostly made up of farmers and factory workers. They believed that anybody can do anything that they want to do. They were trying to fight the rich people in the US at that time, they thought that they were being mistreated.
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?
The railroads helped to settle the western United States and move goods from one end of the country to the other. They also helped industrialize the United States, Most towns/cities west of the Mississippi River originated along railroad lines. Railroads also pushed for the simplification of the time zones.
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
Railroad workers were not treated very well and were paid next to nothing. Farmers disliked the railroads because they misused their grants and they were forced by the railroads to pay higher prices to transport their goods.
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
Interstate Commerce Act 1877 was designed to regulate the railroads but they really did not get the power to do this until 1906.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
-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).
-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. 8.3:
-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
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