Historical Figures
Who is Stephen Long?
Sent to scout the Western frontier, called it "The Great American Desert"
Who was winning the battle of Big Business vs. Big Labor” in 1900?
Big Business
Who is the 2nd assassinated president?
James Garfield
What did the Dawes Severalty Act do?
Attempt to Americanize Indians
What is the state of presidents?
Ohio
What did Alfred Thayer Mahan write about?
importance of navy
How does Cleveland get the US out of debt?
Borrows money from JP Morgan
Which president puts the US $65 million in debt, sending the economy into a depression
Benjamin Harrison
Which Act/law went against big business, but was not enforced?
Sherman Anti Trust
What marked the end of the Indian lifestyle?
Death of buffalo
Who was the 1st Black female millionaire?
Madame CJ Walker
What was the last major battle between Indian and White people?
Battle of Wounded Knee
Which President served two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland
What were the 3 Land Acts?
-Homestead Act
-Timber Culture Act
-Desert Land Act
What was the first billion dollar corporation?
Steel
Which inventor was given the Congressional Medal of Honor
Thomas Edison
What was the significance of the Spanish American War?
It was the last personalized war
Who is president after James Garfield?
Chester A Arthur
What was the Platt Amendment
-Cuba cannot make a treaty that would endanger their independence
-US can intervene to “protect” Cuba
-Cuba must allow US military base
What is a "Pool"
What were the 3 "Captains of Industry"
Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie
What were the 6 major reasons for industrialization?
-Raw Materials
-Large and growing labor supply
-Technological advancements
-Business Organizers
-Expanding Markets
-Government “Aid”
Who was the president to be the first to that lost the popular vote but won the presidency? (1876)
Rutherford B Hayes
What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act, and what did it create?
Created Civil Service Commission: to get a government position you must pass a test to prove skill and intelligence
4 reasons the cattle drive era ends
-Demand for graded beef
-Feeding & Breeding
-Fencing/ Barbed Wire Invented
-Free range is gone