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American History
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History
11th Grade
12/14/2007

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homesteader
Definition
settler who farmed land given by the federal government
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Morrill Act
Definition
gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
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bonanza farm
Definition
massive single-crop farm owned by railroad companies and private investors
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the education of Plains Indians children traditionally did not include:
Definition
examples
Term

Most Native Americans responded to restrictions placed upon them by the U.S. government by:

Definition
ignoring the restrictions
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The Dawes Act was designed to benefit:
Definition
white settlers
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The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboy in all of the following areas except:
Definition
politics
Term
Demand for beef in the East contributed to:
Definition
the development of the Chisholm Trail
Term
Most American cowboys:
Definition
used guns to protect their herds
Term
The intent of the Homestead Act was to
Definition
encourage white families to develop the West
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The Grande did all of the following except:
Definition
support the banks
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Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for:
Definition
either gold or silver
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William McKinley won the election of 1896 because:
Definition
he had the support of the East and Midwest
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Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
Definition
it was built by a company to house it's workers
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Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
Definition
government regulation
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In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Definition
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
Definition

They were workers used to break strikes

Term
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
Definition
Monopolies
Term
Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?
Definition
radical unionists and socialists
Term
Which of the following from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
Definition
changes in local labor laws for women and children
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What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
Definition
to lower excessive railroad rates
Term
The main purpose of the company known as Credit Mobilier was to:
Definition
steal railroad money for it's shareholders
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All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except:
Definition
the emergence of the middle class
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Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except:
Definition
cutting the quality of his products
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The Sherman Antitrust Act
Definition
outlawed the formation of trust that interfered with free trade
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The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the:
Definition
railroad industry
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