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History Test 4/28
History Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were the main investments for the urban centers? | coal, iron, and steel processing |
| what is the key component to industrialization? | railroads |
| who/how did they build all the railroads? | they used prison labor |
| what were the two bustling ports? | New Orleans and Charleston |
| how many rail-lines connected the North and South? | 2 |
| what three new cities emerged? | Atlanta, Nashville, and Dallas |
| what dominated southern agriculture? | cotton (southern centerpiece) |
| what percentage/fraction of cotton production reduced? | 1/3 |
| what did this lead to? | Europeans found other cotton supplies=cotton price dropped |
| what is the farmer's alliance? | convincing government to lower RR costs |
| what did banks do? | they lowered interest rates---> loans |
| what is the Civil Right's Act of 1875? | it guaranteed black patron's rights like use of public facilities, hotels, and ride trains (supreme court didn't agree) |
| where were the great plains located? | West: Rocky Mountains East: Mississippi River South: Texas North: South Dakota |
| who were the plain Indians? | Sioux, Crowe, Black feet, Cheyenne, and Comanche |
| how many people were in the bands? | 500 |
| what did the women do? | they were homemakers and child care |
| what did the men do? | hunt, trade, and fight |
| what animal was relied heavily on? | buffalo (all parts used) |
| what was their religion? | gods and spirits by nature |
| what were the three main professions? | famers, miners, and ranchers |
| what is annuities? | when the federal government pays .50ยข an acre |
| how many Sioux were put to death when Dakota Sioux fought back? | 38 |
| what is "fetterman's massacre?" | Captain Fetterman was tricked out of fort and ambushed led by Chief Crazy Horse killing 80 U.S. soldiers |
| what is the "sand creek massacre?" | 100's of Cheyenne NA's massacred by U.S. troops |
| what was the attempt at peace? | congress formed Indian Peace Community and drew up a treaty |
| what did the treaty state? | 2 large reservations (sioux and other tribes) controlled by Bureau of Indian Affairs *was a failure* |
| what is the treaty of Ft. Laramine? | when many of siowa were forced to relocate to the Dakota's (ND, SD, MT) =more bloodshed |
| where was gold found? | in the Black Hills of South Dakota in the Lakota Sioux reservation |
| what did miners do? | they felt they didn't have to abide to the treaty |
| what is the battle of Little Big Horn? | when the government sent troops to MT and brought NA's back to their reservation |
| who is Lt. Col George Armstrong Custer ? | he led the mission and was impulsive and arrogant |
| what is Custer's last stand? | Custer launched 3 Prong attack and greatly underestimated the situation |
| how many soldiers were involved? | 210 US troops and 2500 Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne |
| who lost? | Custer lost and his men were killed |
| what happened at Nez Perce? | chief joseph refused to move to the smallest reservation |
| what did chief joseph do? | he fled the reservation 1,300 miles to Idaho and was exiled to Oklahoma |
| who is in the final battle? | U.S. vs Sioux |
| what is the ghost dance? | Sioux performed the forbidden dance as a ritual to ward off the U.S. settlers |
| what is the dawes act? | to replace reservation with Allotment System which gives NA families 160 acres of land |
| where is the blue mud? | Nevada and its the largest silver boom river with a massive silver deposit |
| how many people appeared in VA City overnight? | 30k |
| what is Colorado famous for? | huge gold boom |
| what company discovered silver and gold? | Leadville co. |
| what is the second largest city in the west? | Denver |
| what is the term for raising cattle? | ranching |
| who was the chief of nez perce? | chief joseph |
| who are people that administered justice on their own? | vigilantes |
| what mountain did tribe Sioux leave for? | Little Big Horn |
| where were native American's forced to? | reservations |
| how many acres did dawes act give? | 160 acres |
| but you couldn't sell this property for how long? | 25 years |
| what railroad was built from the north to the south? | transcontinental |
| what was the resource found in Montana? | copper |
| what do you call a Mexican cattle raiser? | velcueros |
| what kind of crop is cotton? | cash |
| what part of the south was completely destroyed? | the south |
| was is it called when you allow cattle to go free? | open range |
| when in closed range, what did they use to keep cattle in? | barbwire |
| where were the rail centers? | Kansas |
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