Native Americans
This animal was essential to the survival of the Plains Indians
What is the American Bison (buffalo)?
The first significant labor union that formed in United States back in 1869
What is the Knights of Labor?
This individual used kickbacks to fund a bougie lifestyle while dominating New York City politics in the 1860s and 1870s
Who is William "Boss" Tweed?
Buried near Geary, Oklahoma, this trailblazer's path to the railroads in Kansas saw 1.5 million of head of cattle pass through after grazing on the open range prairie grasses of Texas
Who is Jesse Chisholm?
This invention by Glidden and Ellwood is credited with bringing about an end to the open range cattle grazing business
What is barbed wire?
The Scarecrow & Dorothy
This tribe was the most dominant on the northern Great Plains
Who are the (Lakota) Sioux?
The national labor strike beginning on May 1, 1886 was related to achieving this PRIMARY goal
What is a standardized (8-hour day/40-hour week) work schedule?
Valued for their hard work and helping to build the transcontinental railroad, during hard times economically they were viewed as a threat in finding a job so were prohibited from immigrating to the USA with this Exclusion Act of 1882
Who were the Chinese?
An NFL team in New York near Lake Erie is named for him
Who is "Buffalo Bill" Cody?
Stephen Long explored this part of the country in the early to mid-1800s and gave the Great Plains and Southwest this nickname
What is "Great American Desert"?
The Tin Man
Who are factory workers (or labor unions)?
The "Batman & Robin" of the most dominant tribe on the northern Great Plains
Who are Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse?
The longest lasting labor union in United States history, coming into existence back in 1881
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO or Teamsters also acceptable)?
This individual campaigned in every U.S. state during the Election of 1896 giving a famous oration that came to be known as "The Cross of Gold" speech
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
This Civil War veteran led an ill-fated excursion resulting in his death and the death of all members of the 7th Cavalry in a battle in Montana in 1876
Who is George Armstrong Custer?
Midwestern farmers started their own political party in 1892 known as this
What is the Populist Party?
The Yellow Brick Road
What is the Gold Standard (gold backing the money supply)?
This Apache warrior led resistance in the desert southwest and was so legendary that WWII paratroopers yelled his name jumping out of airplanes
Who is Geronimo?
This strike was broken up in 1894 by the Attorney General of the United States who threatened an injunction against the railway switchmen supporting the striking workers
What is the Pullman Strike?
This law allowed settlers to possess 160 acres of land after 5 years with a fee of only $1.25 per acre
What is the Homestead Act (of 1862)?
Wrote an article entitled The Gospel of Wealth and "walked the walk" by setting up a charity foundation and donating 90% of his wealth
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
The Election of 1896 hinged on the sole political issue about how to back the paper money supply. Farmers supported using gold and silver, known by this term
What is bi-metallism?
William Jennings Bryan, populist and Democratic Party candidate for president in 1896
Who is the Cowardly Lion?
Plains tribes were forced into smaller and smaller areas by the United States government that were known by this term
What are reservations?
This individual was a significant figure in the labor movement, founding the longest lasting union and serving as its president from 1886 until his death in 1924
Who is Samuel Gompers?
This group marched on Washington D.C. in 1894 demanding government provided jobs on public works projects during an economic downturn
What is Coxey's Army?
Wrote The Communist Manifesto and John Green says "his beard has cast a shadow over much of the 20th Century"
Who is Karl Marx?
What are vaqueros?
The Wicked Witch of the East
Who are the bankers and big business owners that control politics with their money?