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Social Studies
11th Grade
01/24/2012

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what animal was hunted and heavily relied upon by plains indains
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buffalo
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what 19th century technological innvoation led to the rapid settlement of the western territories
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railroads
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many native americans were forced to live on...
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reservations
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what great apache leader surrendered to the u.s. in 1886
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geronimo
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custer and cavalary were destroyed by the at the battle of
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sioux, little big horn
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who was the leader of the sioux nation at the above battle
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sitting bull
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the united states government attempted to settle indains on plots of land to farm with what act
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dawes act
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what event resulted in over 200 unarmed sioux being massacred by us troops in 1890
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massacre at wounded knee
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what were the settlers called who staked legal claims to land in oklahoma
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boomers
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what were the settlers called who staked legal claims to land in oklahoma
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sooners
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how as the plow improved during the late 1880s
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plowed several furrows at once
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why did open rangers used by cattle disapper
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barbwire
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how did cattle ranchers move their beef back to eastern markets
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long drives ,train
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what type of new equpiment was developed for farming in the late 1880s
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cornhuskers cornbinders steam powered threshers
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list three complaints of farmers in the late 100s decline in crop prices tariffs
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delation
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how did the farmers oragnize themseveles to fight big businees
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farmers alliance
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what was the name given to the farmers who oragnized themseleves politically during this period
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the grange
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who was the presidentail candidate in 1886 for the populists
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james weaver
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what two energy sources were used to power factories in the late 1800s
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westing house and alternating currents
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who invented the light bulb and elctric generations
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thomas edison
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who invented the telephone
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alxander graham bell
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what types of indusrty was alabama involed in during the late 1800s
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steel
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waht were the captains of industry referred to during the latr 1800s
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robber barons
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list three important captains of industry during this time period
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carnegie rockefeller samuel dodd
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what theory was used to promote competion in the marketplace
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socail darwinism
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what idea was promoted by andrew carnegie tht stated the wealthy should give back riches to the community
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gospel of wealth
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what novelist wrote many fictional stories promoting the rags to riches theme
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horatio alger
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what type of labor problems did early unions try and correct
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unsafe working conditions low wages shorter working hours
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what was the movement called which promoted change in goverment business and socail welfare
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progressivism
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what did theodoer roosevelt call journalists who were intent on exposing corrupition at the turn of the century
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muckarkers
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what novel was highley accalimed foe exposing problems in the meatpacking indusrty
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the jungle
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what journalist wrote an expose on standard oil
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ida tarbell
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who was the afican american who encouraged blacks to seek social justice and equality and was an early leader of naacp
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w.e.b. dubois
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what was the movement called that dubois lead
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niagira movement
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who was the african american who encouraged blacks to learn a trade and also founded the tuskegee institute in 1881
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booker t washington
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waht afican american man was famous for his work as an agricultural scientist
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george washington caver
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waht famous supreme court decision upheld sergeagtion in 1896
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plessy v. ferguson
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waht amendent to constistion introduced an imcome tax
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16th
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waht amendment made the election of sentors by popular vote
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17th
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waht amendment introduced prohibition as a national law
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18th
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waht president introduced important consevation methids to presever millions of acres of western lands
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theodore roosevelt
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what act was passed during wilson tenture tht was intended to break up monoplies
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clayton anti trust act
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how did wilson change the banking systems in the untied states in 1913
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established the federal resevr systems
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waht commision was set up by wilsons to monitor the practices of busineess
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fedarl trade commision
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waht three parities enterd a candidate for president in 1921
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repulicans progressive democrates
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who won the 1912 presidenatial election
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woodrow wilson
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