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Late 1800's
challenges in the late 1800's vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| confined | forced to stay within a small area |
| reservations | specific areas set aside by the US government for the Indians' use |
| assimilate | to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust |
| confrontation | a hostile encounter |
| vigilante | any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as in payback for a crime |
| administer | to manage, direct or have executive charge of |
| silt | small particles of sediment carried in the water |
| squatter | one who makes a place their own without paying for it |
| transcontinental | from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| open - range system | property on which livestock roamed freely |
| Exodusters | African American homesteaders |
| What was the spoils system? | This was used when politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers, even if they did not have the qualification |
| What were political machines? | In large cities, these were often run by "bosses" or a small group of people who worked to win the loyalty of immigrants by promising solutions to problems, etc. |
| What is the civil service? | This was reformed so that one would have to prove their expertise to get and/or maintain a federal job in the executive branch. |
| What is the gold standard? | This is used to describe the fact that paper money is measured by this commodity. |
| corruption | dishonest or illegal behavior |
| integrity | quality of being honest and having high moral principles |
| manipulate | exert influence or practice deception to obtain an advantage |
| What is a regulation? | This is an official rule or law that is used to control businesses or other groups. |
| interest | the amount that a lender charges a borrower for the use of a loan |
| What is used to break through the granite in order to continue to build the railroad? | nitroglycerin |
| What group of laborers did the most dangerous work on the railroad? | Chinese immigrants |
| What insect plagued the Great Plains in the late 1800's? | locusts |
| The Great Plains was called the ________________ of the country. | breadbasket |
| What item became known as "green gold" out west? | lumber |
| The lasso dates back to the _______________________. | Egyptians |
| What innovation did Glidden create that changed the open range forever? | barbed wire |
| What does Sears create that changes the way people buy things? | mail order catalog |
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