Statehood and Constitution
What year does Montana become a state?
1889
What city becomes the capital of Montana?
Helena
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
USS Maine
What is one benefit of becoming a state?
Electing representatives to vote
Educational land grants
The state could tax companies
Silver coins
What two people own Amalgamated Copper Company?
Henry Rogers and William Rockefeller
An organized protest where workers don’t work
1793
What group tried to get the right to vote while Montana was creating its Constitution?
Women
What city did Marcus Daly want to be the capital of Montana?
Anaconda
Why did Heinze win hundreds of lawsuits between him and the Amalgamated Copper Company?
People liked Heinze since he was local, made friends, and spent his money
This means to officially approve something
Ratify
On February 8, 1964, this famous rock band arrives in New York.
The Beatles
Under Montana's 1889 Constitution, what group got a huge tax exemption, only paying taxes on the original price of their claim?
Miners
What year did Marcus Daly and William Clark run against each other to become a senator in Montana?
Election of 1893
What does Amalgamated do to win the lawsuits between them and Heinze?
Shut down mines and fire Heinze's supporters.
A company that owns other companies
On what day in 270 BCE is St. Valentine beheaded by the Roman Empire?
Feb. 14
Under Montana's 1889 Constitution, how was the legislature structured?
One county one vote.
Who wins the election of 1888?
Clark's Opponent (Daly)
Explain the Apex Law.
Apex Law: miners could follow veins of ore that they find, even if they go into other mines, as long as their mine was higher
Political idea based on issues important to everyday people
Populism
On February 9 of what year do Americans secure Guadalcanal in WWII?