Populism
Farmers
Technology
Native Americans
Moving West
100
another name for the Populist Party
What is the People's Party?
100
This caused farm prices to drop drastically
What is overproduction?
100
the place where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific met
What is Promontory Point, Utah?
100
The last notable armed conflict between US troops and Native Americans
What is Wounded Knee?
100
The type of houses found on the prairies
What is a soddie?
200
A system in which farmers borrowed money against their crops
What is the crop lien system?
200
The costs of these 2 items rose sharply hurting the farmer.
What are farm equipment and railroad rates?
200
This enabled farmers to cut through the tough prairie sod
What is the John Deere tractor?
200
The author of A Century of Dishonor
Who is Helen Hunt Jackson?
200
The immigrants who were discriminated against the most
Who are the Chinese?
300
the 1st federal law that regulated businesses
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
300
A cooperative, in which resources were used to purchase new machinery and supplies for the farmer
What is the Grange?
300
This ended the open range
What is barbed wire?
300
The last great victory for Native Americans
What is Little Bighorn?
300
The funds from the sale of land funded agricultural colleges
What is the Morrill Land Grant Act?
400
Called for the unlimited coinage of silver, government regulation of railroads and a graduated income tax
What is the Omaha Platform?
400
the concerns of the farmers led to this movement
What is the Populist Movement?
400
This linked the East tot he West
What is the transcontinental railroad?
400
The tribe led by Chief Joseph
Who are the Nez Perce?
400
the leader who moved the Mormons to Utah
Who is Brigham Young?
500
The reason the Populists supported the Democratic candidate in the Election of 1896
What is supporting "free silver?"
500
Who did the Populists support in the Election of 1896 and why?
Who is William Jennings Bryan and what is supporting a silver standard?
500
This made meat packing safer and more efficient
What is the refrigerated car?
500
Another name for the Sand Creek Massacre
What is Chivington's Massacre?
500
The richest discovery of gold and silver in history
What is the Comstock Lode?
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