Western Expansion
This 1862 law gave 160 acres of land to settlers who improved it for 5 years.
the Homestead Act
This famous Sioux leader defeated U.S. forces at Little Bighorn.
Sitting Bull
This industry was dominated by Andrew Carnegie.
Steel industry
These groups fought for better wages, hours, and working conditions.
Labor Unions
This transportation system connected the East and West coasts.
The transcontinental railroad
This law aimed to “Americanize” Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots.
the Dawes Act?
This battle is also known as “Custer’s Last Stand.”
Battle of Little Bighorn
This businessman created a monopoly over oil refining.
John D. Rockefeller
This 1886 event in Chicago turned violent during a labor protest.
Haymarket Affair or Haymarket Riot
This group of immigrants made up a large portion of railroad workers in the West.
Chinese immigrants
This invention helped farmers fence land cheaply.
Barbed wire
This tragic 1890 event marked the end of major Native resistance.
Wounded Knee Massacre
This term describes a company that controls an entire industry.
Monopoly
This type of neighborhood was crowded, unsafe, and common in cities.
Tenement
These towns grew rapidly due to railroad expansion and cattle trade
Boomtowns
These long journeys moved herds of cattle from Texas ranches to railroad towns like Abilene, Kansas.
Cattle Drives
This is the process of adopting to ways of life of the mainstream culture
Assimilation or Americanization
This business strategy involves controlling all steps of production.
Vertical Integration
This labor strike against Pullman Company was led by Eugene V. Debs
The Pullman Strike
This farmers’ movement pushed for government regulation of railroads.
The Grange (or Granger Movement)
This type of house was made from dirt and grass due to lack of wood.
Sod house or Soddy
This motto associated with the Carlisle Indian Industrial School meant to strip Native children of their cultural identity.
Kill the Indian, Save the man
This law was passed to limit monopolies but was initially weakly enforced.
Sherman Antitrust Act
This economic problem hurt farmers due to falling crop prices and high debt.
Deflation
This was one major negative effect of railroads on Native Americans.
The destruction of buffalo herds and/or loss of Native lands