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100
This man invented sleeper cars.
Who is George Pullman.
100
This sums up the believes of the Populist Party.
What is the Omaha Platform?
100
After the Civil War, these factors pushed people West.
What are high land prices and unemployment.
100
Pull factors are factors that.
What is pull/attract people to a particular reason.
100
This is the trail that Native Americans were forced to travel on to Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
200
This was a group of farmers who hoped to challenged railroads politically.
Who are the Grangers?
200
The Populist Party looked after the interests of what group?
What is the common man/common people.
200
Why were Irish Immigrants seen as threats?
What are work for low wages and compete for jobs?
200
These two things attracted the first Western settlers.
What are gold and silver.
200
These are Native American soldiers.
What are Buffalo Soldiers?
300
The ICC stands for?
What is the Interstate Commerce Commission.
300
The Populist Party will eventually feed into this party.
What is the Democratic Party.
300
The idea that claiming a stake in the Nation relates to what American ideal?
What is the American Dream?
300
These increased the connectivity of the East and the West and pulled many out West.
What are railroads?
300
This took children away from their homes and to boarding schools to Americanize them.
What is the Dawes (Severalty) Act?
400
What is the difference between long haul and short haul rates?
What is full line shipping and point to point shipping.
400
What two candidates run against each other in the Election of 1896?
Who are McKinley and Bryan.
400
Push Factors are factors that?
What is push people out of an area?
400
This gave away 160 acres to those who applied for it.
What is the Homestead Act?
400
This Native American Chief said he was tired of fighting and bloodshed and surrendered to the U.S. Army.
Who is Chief Joseph?
500
What was the ultimate result of the ICC's regulation of the railroads?
What is too difficult to regulate and many loopholes.
500
What issue is focused on most in the Election of 1896?
What is the currency/gold issue?
500
What group is the Angel of Manifest Destiny pushing out of the West in the painting, "American Progress"?
What are Native Americans?
500
These are African Americans who decided to settle West.
What are Exodusters?
500
This book revealed the injustices toward Native Americans.
What is A Century of Dishonor.