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| Describe 5 inventions that helped settle the West |
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Definition
| Steel Tipped plow, windmills, dry farming techniques, barbed wire, colt revolver, sod homes |
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| Describe the three phases of American Indian policy |
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Definition
| Big reservations, small reservations, separate small reservations |
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| What problems led to the labor movement in the United States |
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Definition
| Low wages and long hours, employment of women & children, machines replacing labor, lack of safety, corporate indifference to individuals |
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| Describe the Push-Pull factors that led to immigration into the U.S. |
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Definition
PUSH- oppression, famine, warfare, overpopulation
PULL- good, cheap land, possibility of freedom, economic opportunity |
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| Describe five ways Old and New immigrants are different |
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Definition
Old- N & W Europe; have skills, money, arrive & move west, Protestant
New- S & E Europe; few or no skills, no money, stay in cities, Catholic |
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| What kinds of problems were caused by immigration? |
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Definition
| Rise in crime, stress community services, housing overcrowding, poverty, work for less |
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| What did the Republican Party stand for in the late 19th century? |
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Definition
| Laissez-faire, high tariffs, waving the "bloody shirt," "twisting the lion's tail" |
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| Describe six reforms sought by the Populist Platform of 1892 |
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Definition
Government ownership of Railroads
National Income Tax
Direct election of U.S. Senators
Secret Ballot
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
8 hour work day |
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| How did political machines hold onto power |
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Definition
| Hand out favors- money, government position, Quiet permission, power based on immigrants, create a balanced ticket |
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| What problems led to the Populist movement of the late 19th century |
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Definition
| Government needs to be able to respond to the masses, feeling that reform is needed in America |
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Term
| What three benefits does a corporation bring to as business |
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Definition
Raise money: Sell stock
Limited Liability: cannot sue the individual, only the company
Perpetual Life: Board of Directors |
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| How did labor unions after the Civil War differ from labor unions before the Civil War |
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Definition
Now more experienced & more organized
Begin charging dues
Public opinion changes
Immigrants now join
Courts give unions legal status |
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| What traits were necessary for businessmen to succeed in the late 19th century |
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Definition
| See the big picture, aggressive, risk takers, efficient as possible, cut out the middle man, not afraid to use new technologies |
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