Native Americans Under Pressure
a type of large, wild ox; the center of Native American life on the Great Plains
What is buffalo
a town that undergoes rapid growth due to sudden prosperity; spurred by mining
What is boomtown
During the Gilded Age his Presidency was filled with corruption.
Who is President Grant
Farmers wanted the U.S. government to mint more coins made of _______.
What is silver
What invention led to the end of the open-range system?
barbed wire invented by Joseph Glidden
a ritual dance performed by Native Americans; the purpose was to restore traditional ways of life
What is Ghost Dance
a train route across the United States; led to an increase in western railway lines; connected East and West
What is Transcontinental Railroad
a system in which government jobs are awarded to loyal party workers with little qualifications
What is spoils system
Define populism
What is concern for ordinary people
an area set aside by the government for Native American tribes; Native Americans lived on these locations
What is reservations
a Native American tribe from the central United States; continually clashed with white settles over hunting grounds
What is Sioux
a law passed in the 1860s that encouraged further settlement and farming in the West; required the building of roads/wells
What is Homestead Act
the 20th U.S. president; his assassination sparked future leaders to reform areas of civil service
What is James Garfield
an American orator and politician from Nebraska; campaigned directly to the people while traveling the country
What is William Jennings Bryan
a battle between General George Custer and several groups of Native Americans; resulted in national outrage and to the loss of Native American land
What is Battle of Little Bighorn
the last major confrontation between US soldiers and Native Americans during the Indian Wars; between 100 - 250 Indians were massacred
What is Wounded Knee
a cattle driver from Mexico who developed the open-range system; inspired cowboys
What is vaquero
a political organization at the state, county, or city level; powerful bosses would reward loyal employees with jobs
What is political machine
an organization that rallied around the rights of farmers; formed to negotiate lower prices for supplies and railroad travel
What is Farmers Alliance
This treaty asked Native Americans to stick to a limited area and that area would be theirs forever.
Fort Laramie Treaty
a federal law intended to replace reservations with farmsteads for Native American families; each Native American family received 160 acres of land
What is Dawes General Allotment Act
After the 1890 Census declared the frontier was closed, he developed the "frontier thesis" that claimed the frontier helped developed the rugged individualism of America.
Who is Frederick Jackson Turner
His political cartoons led to the arrest of Boss Tweed.
Who is Thomas Nast?
The first organization of farmers. It was a campaign for state control of the railroads and grain elevator rates; persuaded the US government to increase railroad regulations
What is Granger Movement of 1875
This was created to regulate the railroads so they would charge the same rate for all customers.
What is the Interstate Commerce Commision?