point at which the two sides of the Transcontinental Railroad met
What is Promontory Point, Utah?
100
Henry Grady wrote this. It was a plan for modernization and industrialization in the South.
What is the New South Creed?
100
Most of the Civil War was fought in this part of the country, so the physical devastation of war made it harder for this area to progress after the war was over.
What is the South?
100
this was a port through which many immigrants came to America
What is Ellis Island?
other acceptable answer: San Francisco
200
This man was sent to push Native Americans out of the Black Hills. He and his troops were defeated by the Natives, who were led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Who is George Custer?
200
This act made it possible for Americans to own land in the West, so long as they worked the land for a certain amount of time
What is the Homestead Act?
200
This city was known as the "Pittsburgh of the South"
What is Birmingham?
200
Other than lack of capital and physical devastation, this was a leading cause in the South's slow movement to industrialization after the Civil War
What is the lack of education and technological expertise?
200
Many of the "new immigrants" in America were not accepted into American culture as well as previous immigrants had been. Why?
1) spoke little or no English
2) less educated
3) were not acclimated to US/Western life
300
This chief & tribe attempted to live by the Dawes Act, and they gave lots of their land to the US government, but they were sadly taken advantage of.
Who are Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce?
300
This group of Mexicans competed with white Americans. They attacked white settlers in lands once owned by Mexico.
Who are the Gorras Blancas/White Caps?
300
After the Civil War, lots of blacks and immigrants moved to cities to try to escape rural poverty. A fancier word for lots of people moving to cities is...
What is urbanization?
300
These are the other two ideas noted by Henry Grady (to help industrialize the South). Other than using the resources already in the South
1) incentivizing foreign capital
2) using the existing labor force
300
This began as an upper-class recreation, but it eventually grew to be popular among working-class people. It was played mostly at colleges and universities, and it reflects the "survival of the fittest" idea that was popular at the time.
What is football?
400
This was a religious movement within Native American groups. Natives were told that if they returned to their old ways, peace would be restored.
What is the Ghost Dance Movement?
400
this became a reality for women in the West
What is suffrage/voting rights?
400
Because of this, the South had no capital to invest in industry after the Civil War
What is the emancipation of slaves?
400
the location at which hundreds of peaceful Ghost Dancers were shot by US marshals
What is Wounded Knee?
400
This man was a political boss of New York City. In 3 years, he increased NYC's debt by over $70 mil. He was ultimately arrested and imprisoned, but then he escaped (with the help of some of his network). He was retrieved and imprisoned again, and he died of disease in prison.
Who is Boss Tweed?
500
Two examples of treaties in which Native Americans agreed to move in exchange for food, supplies, etc.
What are the Medicine Lodge & Ft. Laramie Treaties?
500
Name the three contributions of the Transcontinental Railroad
1) brought settlers to the West
2) brought army to clear land for settlement
3) brought supplies necessary to settle the West
500
Henry Grady said in his modernization plan for the South that Southerners should take advantages of resources already in the South. What were two of these?
What are coal and timber?
500
the idea of the West being a "backup" place for overpopulation and exploration; more than just the "frontier," but a "______ _____"
What is safety valve?
500
the idea that Christianity requires not just efforts to save others' souls, but also to engage in social justice in the world by improving the lives of those who are in bad situations