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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What was cause of the Indian Wars? | White settlers moved west and wanted Indian territory. Railroad expansion helped with this. |
| What was the purpose of the Dawes Act? | To force Native Americans to be more like White people, and to take their land. |
| What things did the US government do to eliminate the threat of Indians in the war? | Military force, putting them on reservations, eliminating buffalo |
| What was the importance of the Battle of Little Big Horn? Wounded Knee? | Little Big Horn - Indians won and killed all American troops, it was their last stand. Wounded Knee - end of Indian wars, they were defeated. |
| How did the Homestead Act encourage settlement in the west? | It gave free land (160 acres) to any citizen who agreed to move out west. |
| How did the Transcontinental Railroad change the U.S.? How did it change domestic trade? | Faster travel and communication - improved trade because goods could be exchanged faster and cheaper. |
| How did the Pacific Railway Act pay for the construction of the Transcontinental Railway? | Land grants |
| List several policies that the U.S. used to support economic development in the late 1800's? | Tariffs, land grants to railroads, open immigration policies, national banking system. |
| Why did America have Open Door Policy and how did it help? | Needed people for cheap labor for factories and mines. It helped industries and cities grow. |
| What were the factors that contributed to U.S. economic growth in the 1800's | Natural resources, inventions, immigrants (Labor supply), and government support for businesses |
| What economic system does the U.S. utilize to provide opportunity and wealth to citizens? | Capitalization - Free enterprise |
| What is Social Darwinism? | rich were wealthy because they were superior |
| How did the philosophy of Social Darwinism support monopolistic actions? | Eliminate competition, dominating the market, survival of the fittest |
| What are the economic consequences of Monopolies? | Reduced competition, high prices, lower quality |
| What is laissez-faire capitalism and how did it help lead to growth of monopolies? | government doesn't interfere in economy. They can do whatever they want |
| Why were men like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan seen as both captains of industry and robber barons? | They created jobs, expanded markets, and helped others (usually the rich. They were also seen as ruthless and corrupt, exploited their workers and corrupted politics. |
| What is the difference between horizontal and vertical integration? | Horizontal - buying out all competing companies in same industry. -(buying all the oil refineries Vertical - Buying all the companies at different stages - (buying the iron mines, ships, steel mills, etc.) |
| What is Sherman Anti-trust and was it effective? | First federal law to limit cartels and monopolies. NOT effective at first - it was used against labor unions other than the big corporations. |
| How and why did agricultural production change in the late 1800's? | Machines - steel plow, reaper, and thresher - much easier to farm and cultivate crops faster. Westward expansion - Homestead act gave land to people to move out west. |
| What effect did increased production have on crop prices? | Overproduction - too many crops made prices fall |
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