History Chapter 16 Terms – Flashcards
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Statue of Liberty
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The poem by Emma Lazarus including "huddled masses yearning to breathe free" is located on which American landmark?
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Cooperative commonwealth
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The phrase that best captures the vision of the Knights of Labor is
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Wounded Knee
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The event marking the end of four centuries of armed conflict between the continent's native population and European settlers and their descendants was called
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abundant natural resources
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The United States underwent one of the most rapid and profound economic revolutions any country has ever experienced. Which of the following is a major factor?
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25 million
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Between 1870 and 1920, how many immigrants arrived from overseas?
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The north and the midwest
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The industrial revolution in the United States took place principally in
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removing Indian children from their parents and tribes and assimilating them into "white ways."
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs established boarding schools for the purpose of
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Samuel Gompers
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All of the following were "captains of industry" except
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the top 1 percent of Americans owned more property than the remaining 99 percent.
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In 1890, the distribution of wealth in the United States was
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led to the loss of tribal lands and the erosion of Indian cultural traditions.
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The 1887 Dawes Act
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Middle Border.
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The new agricultural empire producing wheat and corn for national and international markets arose on the
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Irish Americans.
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In the late nineteenth century, the Republican Party found particularly strong support among all of the following except
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the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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The first federal agency intended to regulate economic activity, and ensure that railroad rates were reasonable, and favoritism was avoided was
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Haymarket Square
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Which of the following can be associated with the decline of the Knights of Labor?
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a pan-Indian movement which involved singing, dancing, and religious observances believed to be reminiscent of earlier prophets
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Which of the following best describes the "Ghost Dance"?
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Standard Oil Company
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Which of the following was John D. Rockefeller's company?
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Steel
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In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
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an entertainer who had a traveling show showcasing reenactments of battles with Indians.
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William "Buffalo Bill" Cody was
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a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value.
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In the era from 1870 to 1890, the label "the Gilded Age" originally derived from
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Socialism
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The belief that private control of economic enterprises should be replaced by government ownership in order to ensure a fairer distribution of the benefits of the wealth produced is called
