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AHSGE Objective V
Settlement of the West and Industrialization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| and heavily relied upon by Plains Indians? | buffalo |
| What 19th century technological innovation led to the rapid settlement of the western territories? | railroads |
| Where were many Native Americans forced to live? | reservations |
| What great Apache leader surrendered to the U.S. in 1886? | Geronimo |
| Custer and his cavalry were destroyed by the _______ at the Battle of ________________ | Sioux, Little Big Horn |
| Who was the leader of the Sioux nation at the Battle of Little Big Horn? | Sitting Bull |
| The United Stes government attempted to settle Indians on plots of land to farm with what act? | Dawes Act |
| What event resulted in over 200 unarmed Sioux being massacred by U.S. troops in 1890? | Wounded Knee |
| What invention caused the open ranges used by cattle to disappear? | barbwire |
| How did cattle ranchers move their beef back to eastern markets? | long drives and trains |
| What types of new equipment was developed for farming in the late 1800s? | cornhuskers, cornbinders, steam powered threshers |
| List three complaints of farmers in the late 1800s? | decline in crop prices, tariffs, deflation |
| How did the farmers organize themselves to fight big business? | Farmer's Alliance |
| What was the name given to the farmers who organize themselves politically during the period? | The Grange |
| Who invented the light bulb and electric generators? | Edison |
| Who invented the telephone? | Bell |
| What were the captains of industry referred to during the late 1800s? | Robber Barons |
| List three important captains of industry during this time period. | Carnegie, Rockefeller, Samual Dodd |
| What theory was used to promote competition in the marketplace? | Social Darwinism |
| What idea was promoted by Andrew Carnegie that stated the wealthy should give back riches to the community? | Gospel of Wealth |
| What novelist wrote many fictional stories promoting the "rag to riches" theme? | Horatio Alger |
| What types of labor problems did early unions try and cofrect? | unsafe working conditions, low wages, shorter working hours |
| What was the movement called which promoted change in government, business, and social welfare? | Progressivism |
| What did Theodore Roosevelt call journalists who were intent on exposing corruption at the turn of the century? | Muckrakers |
| What novel was highly acclaimed for exposing problems in the meatpacking industry? | The Jungle |
| What journalist wrote an expose on Standard Oil? | Ida Tarbell |
| Who was the African-American who encourage blacks to seek social justice and equality and was an early leader of the NAACP? | W.E.B. DuBois |
| What was the movement called that DuBois lead? | Niagara Movement |
| Who was the African American who encouraged blacks to learn a trade and also founded the Tuskegee Institute in 1881? | Booker T. Washington |
| What African American man was famous for his work as an agricultural scientist? | George Washington Carver |
| what amendment to the Constitution introduced an income tax? | 16th |
| What amendment made the election of senators by popular law? | 17th |
| What amendment introduced prohibition as a national law? | 18th |
| What president introduced important conservation methods to preserve millions of acres of western lands? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| What act was passed during Wilson's tenure that was intended to break up monopolies? | Clayton Anti-trust Act |
| How did Wilson change the banking system in the United states in 1913? | Established the Federal Reserve System |
| What commision was set up by Wilson to monitor the practices of businesses? | Federal Trade Commission |
| What three parties entered a candidate for president in 1912? Who won? | Republicans, Progressive, Democrats/ Woodrow wilson (Democrat) |
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