Native Americans
What language were Native Americans forced to learn?
English
Who did the farmers blame for high prices of their crops?
Railroads
Allowed producers to ship goods across the nation more cheaply, quickly and efficiently
Railroads
Ended the era of the open range
Barbed Wire
What was the name of William Jennings' Bryan's famous speech?
Cross of Gold
Where were Native American children taken to assimilate to American culture?
Boarding schools
People's Party
Populist Party
Connected the East to the West
Transcontinental Railroad
Invented by John Deere to help farm the Midwest and the West
Steel Plow
What act forced Native Americans to assimiltate to American culture?
Dawes Act
Money backed by silver and gold
Bimetallism
What group came to the US originally for Gold but eventually helped the US build railroads in the West?
Chinese
Wanted big open spaces to drive their cattle
Who won the 1896 presidential election?
William McKinley
To make more like the mainstream society
Assimilation
Made the Cross of Gold Speech and ran for President
William Jennings Bryan
What group other than Chinese helped build the railroads?
Irish
Famous Mining city in the West
Denver
What political party was William McKinley apart of?
Republican
What are two positive effects for the American government with the Dawes Act?
Stops wars with Native Americans and helps achieve More Land (Manifest Destiny)
No. 1 spokesman for the farmers
Grange Movement
Passed in 1862, to unite railroads of the US
Pacific Railway Act
Used to bring water and oil out of the ground
Windmills
Spokesman for farmers in Texas
Farmer's Alliance