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His157Part1
First Hist157 Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Munn v. Illinois | (1877)- states could regulate railroads. |
| Wabash v. Illinois | (1886)-states cannot regulate interstate commerce; put the regulatory responsibilities in the hands of the federal government, not the states. first interstate commerce commission |
| Coxey’s Army | (1894): Protest after depression of 1893; March in DC; wanted government to provide funds for public works projects (railroads, roads, sewage, etc.); government did not get involved as a result. |
| The Homestead Act | 1862 |
| Dawes Act | (1887): Modeled off the Homestead Act; intended to prevent attacks on Indians; gave Indians land through contract. It cheated the natives because it gave them less land than they had before. |
| Battle of Little Big Horn | (1876): War broke out between the US Army and the Sioux Indians in South Dakota |
| Battle of Wounded Knee | 1891): Considered to be the last of the resistance, Sitting Bull was murdered |
| Federal Peace Commission | (1867): Recommended that if the Indians agreed to give up some of their land, they would be granted some amenities and infrastructure, the creation of a Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington |
| Sand Creek Massacre | (1864): 600 to 700 Indians surrendered to Chivington, but his militia opened fire on the Cheyenne and Arapahoe, who were massacred, not fought |
| Compromise of 1877 | Stated that Southern Democrats would recognize Hayes as President on the terms that Hayes removed all federal troops from the former confederate states and enacted legislation to help industrialize the south. |
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