Trains
About how long did the journey to Montana on a covered wagon take?
3-4 months
What year did Montana become a state?
1889
What city did Marcus Daly create, which almost became the capital of Montana?
Anaconda
What did Heinze do at the end of the Copper Wars
Leave Montana
A far away location
Remote
What tribes fought with the Great Northern Railway about the train going through their land?
Salish and Blackfeet
How many (non-Native American) people did Montana need to have in 1866 to become a state?
60,000
What did the US stop making that put 20,000 miners out of work?
Silver coins
What 2 people owned Amalgamated Copper Company?
Henry Rogers and William Rockefeller
Land that is given from the US government to a business to have that business build something on the land
Land grant
Which railroad was the first electrified line in Montana?
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul, and Pacific Railroad
What was a benefit of Montana becoming a state?
Electing representatives to vote
Educational land grants
The state could tax companies
What did William A. Clark and Marcus Daly do during the Election of 1893 that caused lots of controversy and accusations of corruption?
Bribes
How did Amalgamated respond to the lawsuits in Butte not going their way?
They shut down all their mines in Montana
Another word for the right to vote
Suffrage
Which railroad was famous for being nicknamed the ‘Hi-line’?
The Great Northern Railway
What two cities were the final candidates for capital of Montana?
Helena, Anaconda
What position was William A. Clark running for in the Election of 1888?
Territorial representative
What was the name of Amalgamated after it merged all of its companies?
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
An organized group of workers made to advocate for their rights, including higher pay and better conditions
Labor union
How may have Native Americans been affected by railroads?
Losing land, shipping goods, more people in Montana, others as acceptable
What are taxes for mines based on after the creation of the Montana Constitution?
The original price of the claim/land, no matter how much the mine makes
What three issues did the Populist Party in Montana fight for during the Copper Kings Era?
Women’s rights, small businesses, and workplace safety
How did Frederick Heinze use the Apex Law to steal ore from Amalgamated Copper Company?
Miners could follow veins of ore that they find, even if they go into other mines, as long as their mine was higher. Heinze bought a claim above Amalgamated's.
A company that owns other companies
Holding Company