Term | Definition |
Central pacific railroad | ran east from Cali |
union pacific railroad | ran west from Iowa |
standard gauge | used for tracks on continental railroads |
bureau of Indian affairs | administered Indian policy during peace time |
Bozeman trail | site of the fetterman massacre |
promontory point | site of the completiton of 1st railroad track |
homestead act | provided opportunities for settlers to buy land |
wounded knee | last armed Indian |
black hills | sacred site to the Sioux |
hatch act | provided money for establishing agricultural |
secretary of agriculture | policy as a member of president cabinet |
smith lever act | agricultural extension services |
andrew Carnegie | large shared of steel industry |
chief Joseph | nez perce leader who declared "no more fight" |
colonel John chivington | shameful massacre at sand creek |
crazy horse | bayoneted while resisting incarceration |
John d Rockefeller | controlled the oil industry |
the fifty miners came to gold rush in ____ | colorado |
standard gauge | 4 feet 8 1/2 inches |
Great Plains was once called ____ | great American desert |
people in ____ desired a railroad to connect with east states | Cali |
many mining laws came from ______ | mining town regulations |
hard rock mines were operated by mining | corporations |
_________ indian tribes were more suspetible to the diease of whites | stationanry |
the government ended attacks on the bozeman trail by putting the _______ on reservation | sioux |
for each mile of track laid, railroad could recieve ______ | low intrest loans |
_______, silver, and other minerals led to the mining boom in colorado | gold |
the most important crop in the northern great plains became ____ | wheat |
the killing of bison led to change in ______ of the plains | normadic character |
asian immigration was slowed by immigration acts beginning in | 1882 |
steel was the prefferd metal for making ___- | railroads tracks |
iron was the preffered metal for making _____ | localmotives boilers |
the ______ was the most involved indian tribe in the great sioux indian wqar | cheyenne |
the ______ ruled against the united states regarding the property rights of the black hills | supreme court |
the religious ceremony practiced by the ____ was callled the ghost dance | sioux |
women and _____ were hired for factory work because they could be paid a lower wage than men | children |
_________ is the situatuion that exixsts when a government exerises minimal control of buisniness | free enterprise |
______ is the bulding of the buisness and enterprise by private investors | capatalism |
3 distinct federal policies toward indians | eraction
relocation
assimilation |
three nations sent large numbers of immigranst to us | england
france
holland |
3 techiques improved agricultre | pest control
diese control
grain productions |
3 important implements | sulky plow
grain drill
twine binder |