APUSH CH. 16-18 – Flashcards
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The medicine lodge creeks gave what two provisions to the Comanche tribe?
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a Comanche reservation and the right to hunt on open plains below the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
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What occupation did the U.S. government suggest for the warlike Comanche?
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Farmers
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the comanche and the U.S. government had different interpretations of the Medicine Creek Lodge Treaty. what were they?
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The Comanche believed they could stay on the reservation during the winter, collect government payments, and hunt during the spring outside of the Treaty boundaries. The government thought they would become farmers and hunt only within designated Treaty limits.
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Immediately after the civil war, congress created the Indian Peace commission to negotiate peace with which tribe?
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Plains Indians
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Pre- Civil war pioneers crossed the Great Plains with no intention of stopping there to start a settlement. The post civil war pioneers were intentionally moving to the Great Plains. What events made this era attractive?
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The passing of the Homestead Act, the ability to farm and the discovery of mineral health
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the ghost dance movement that emerged prominently among the Sioux in 1890 promised the tribe what two things would happen if they returned to their ancient traditions?
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The bison would return and white people would disappear.
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what were the three goals of president grants indian peace policy?
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Grant wanted to treat the Indian with dignity, end the corruption in the Indian Bureau, and to establish peace.
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Who was the first Native American Commissioner of Indian affairs?
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Ely S. Parker
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support for the transcontinental railroad began in what years?
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1850s
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two groups of immigrants figured prominently in the hard work of laying track for the railroad. Which two groups were they?
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Irish workers and Chinese workers
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the impact of the railroads on the length of time it took to cross the country was dramatic. In 1849 it took 6 to 8 weeks to travel california. how long did it take in the 1870s?
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10 days
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the concept of standardized tome became an important one when the transcontinental railroads began to run. why?
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Passengers and freight needed to depart on time. Passengers and freight needed to arrive on time. Collisions had to be avoided. EXCEPT: D
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the country was divided into four zones on November 18, 1883 at the insistence of the railroads. why did this occur?
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The country still operates in four time zones. The railroads believed time zones were necessary and asked to make it a reality. Passengers needed to arrive in a timely manner. EXCEPT: D
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the homestead act offered 160 acres to white settlers who could maintain their property for five years. Why did this occur?
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Keeping cattle from roaming their land. Defending themselves against outlaws. Erecting barbed wire fences to mark their boundaries. EXCEPT: D
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industrialization contribute to advancing the cattle industry. In 1882 Gustavus Swift created refrigerated freight cars. How does this invention assist in this industry?
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Allowed beef to reach its destination unspoiled. Kept ice used for cooling separate from the beef. Eliminated unpleasant odors. EXCEPT: D
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There were stories written about the exciting lives of cowboys. One of the most famous was an African American cowboy named Nat Love who wrote his autobiography. What was his nickname?
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Deadwood Dick
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Swift, Hammond, Armour, and Morris are names of what type of companies and in what city were they located?
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packing companies in Chicago
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two elements that were important to both small and large cattlemen were the branding iron and barbed wire. Why were these important?
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Branding irons provided a way to identify ownership of cattle. Barbed wire contained the herds in a designated area. Barbed wire protected the best grass.
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The end of the 19th century saw ranch families rapidly replacing single cowboys. What were the results?
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Men worked with the cattle.
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Women were represented in the West as homesteaders. However, marital status was the determining factor as to whether homesteading was an option. What factor determined whether women could file homestead claims?
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Women had to be single.
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The gold rush of California and the mineral finds in Nevada, and South Dakota brought people to the West in great numbers seeking their fortune. It also caused a movement of people who had exhausted their efforts in other states. Where did this occur and not occur?
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NOT: The gold was shared with the South Dakota tribes.
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Crime and lawlessness were a part of life in the West. What are the generalizations about the groups during this time?
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NOT: Cowboys and Indians were often in conflict.
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the West proved to be more progressive, at least in three states, when it came to the question of suffrage for women. Which three Western states gave women the right to vote before the 19th Amendment?
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Washington, Montana, Wyoming
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Buffalo Bill Cody's "Wild West, Rocky Mountain, and Prairie Exhibition" was very successful. It gave citizens living in the eastern part of the country and in Europe the unrealistic, untrue, romanticized, spectacle of the West they wanted. Why was this show successful and others were not?
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EXCEPT: realism was what people came to the show to see.
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Know and Describe what occurred on October of 1867 five Native American Tribes, including the Comanche met with a U.S. Delegation at the Medicine Lodge Creek in Texas. What were the four other tribes and who led the U.S. Delegation.
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Kiowas, Naishans, Cheyennes, Arapahoes.
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the term "gilded age" was coined by american writer ___?
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Mark twain.
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a "boom and bust" cycle means what?
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a cycle in capitalist economies where increases in economic growth are followed by subsequent loss in profits and jobs.
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thomas edisons invention that changed the world was what?
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electric light.
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the inventors of the late 1800's had prefoind effect on what?
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businesses and corporations.
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the new inventions of the 1880's and 1890's required large corporate structures and also a new style of what?
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financing.
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Horizontal integration is what?
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competitors in the same industry.
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In Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth" he suggested that "trust funds" did what?
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money that a wealthy person administers in a beneficial way for his/her community.
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The giant corperations of the Gilded age tended to be located where?
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in the northwest of the United States.
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the middle class grew because, why?
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Americans moved from farms to towns and took on professional and managerial positions.
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what steps did urban reformers take to improve the safety of cities?
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Water supplies were regulated and electric lights were provided.
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The fraction of the republican party that favored sound money, desired limited government, and opposed tarrifs was called?
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Mugwumps
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A new aspect of work life that was developed during the Gilded Age was?
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commuting
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Long-Time republicans campaigned for Grover Cleveland because?
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was known for his honesty, while the Republican candidate was known as corrupt.
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A problem with the 1884 Presidential campaign was that both sides did what?
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resorted to mud-slinging.
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At Ellis island, immigrants could except what to occur?
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EXCEPT: they would be given new passports.
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A major difference between the immigration process at Angel Island and Ellis island was that Angel island does what?
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Might be detained for weeks, months, or even years.
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Immigrants formed ethnic enclaves in cities for what reasons?
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EXCEPT: the government forced immigrant groups to live together.
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The sweatshops of the Gilded Age, where many worked hard so that a few would profit, are an example of what?
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capitalist
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A major difference between the lifestyle of Italian and Japanese immigrants was what?
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encouraged both men and women to work outside the home.
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who accepted the 1912 presidential nomination representing the socialist party?
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Eugene V. Debs
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know the importance of triangle shirtwaist fire, Plessy v. Ferguson decision, IWW and Haymarket bombing
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Haymarket bombing happened first
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analyze the argument in Plessy v Ferguson, the separate "but equal" race clause for railroad seating arguments
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Did NOT violate the Fourteenth amendment
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Examine the court case Williams v. Mississippi. This law allowed poll taxes and literacy tests to be used for what?
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As mechanisms to prohibit black voting.
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When comparing significant dates in the chronology associated with major strikes, more strikes occurred when?
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between 1892 and 1905.
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Analyze various states' "grandfather clauses" shows what?
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Legal efforts were instituted to keep blacks from voting.
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The National Grange was organized to do what?
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the rights and dignity of farmers.
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An analysis of the various agriculture organizations in late 19th century America finds that ____ was the largest.
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Farmers Alliance
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The purpose of the subtreasury system was to do what?
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provide low interest loans to farmers.
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Know and describe the supporters of the Populist party.
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EXCEPT: The Atlanta Compromise
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The populist failed to gain the US presidency but did gain what?
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the adoption of the silver standard.
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One of the main reasons for railroad workmen initiating strikes was to do what?
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cuts in wages.
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What new branch of the military was created to deal with labor strikes?
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National Guard
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The Knights of labor was founded in 1869 by who?
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tailors
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_____ was the head of the American Federation of Labor.
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Samuel Gompers
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The homestead strike occurred at Andrew Carnegie's plant where?
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Pennsylvania.
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Irish miners that went out on strike in Pennsylvania mines were called what?
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