When cowhands led cattle to railroads where the cattle was shipped to eastern and northern cities.
100
Why did settlers move to the west?
In search of land or gold.
100
Name three inventions that were invented during the 1800s.
Answers Vary. Typewriter, Oil cup, Paper Bags, Telephone, Record Player, Electric Lighting, Light Bulb
100
Where did most immigrants come from?
Ireland, Germany, England, Sweden, Denmark, and other countries in northern and western Europe.
200
What does the word slum mean?
A poor, crowded part of a city
200
Why did the black cowboys of Texas drive their cattle along the Great Western Cattle Trail and the Chisholm Trail?
They needed to send them to the east.
200
What caused the battle of Wounded Knee?
Ghost Dancers caused this war
200
Who was Samuel Gompers?
The president of Afl
200
What is an immigration station?
An immigration station is where immigrants get checked for different dieases and illnesses.
300
What does the word muckraker mean?
Someone who " rakes up" or points out, unpleasant work.
300
What impact did barbed wire have on Vaqueros?
Barbed wire kept cattle together.
300
Name three reasons of why buffaloes were almost extinct.
Answer varies
300
Why did John D. Rockfeller's oil company grow larger?
He bought a lot of oil companies, so he had no competition. He became a monopoly.
300
What factors helped Chicago grow?
It had a lot of new technology, stockyards, and many people moved to Chicago to find jobs.
400
What does the phrase rapid transit mean?
A system of trains used to move people around cities.
400
What does supply mean?
Supply means is the amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices.
400
What is government policy?
government policy is when government Officals try to force native Americans to live like Americans
400
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Andrew Carnegie was one of the first people in the U.S to use the Bessemer process.
400
What city had built the very first skyscraper?
Chicago!
500
What does the word persecution mean?
Unfair treatment or punishment.
500
What does demand mean? How does Supply and Demand relate?
Demand is the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices. They relate because without demand the supply will be useless and without supply you will have angry customers that will go to your competition to get what they want.
500
What did Crazy Horse say when Americans forced them on to resevations?
"We preferred hunting to a life of idleness/laziness on the reservation, where we were driven
" We preferred hunting to a life of idleness/laziness on the reservation, where we were driven against our will. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone."