Western Expansion
What was the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Encouraged western migration by making travel safer and quicker
If the "first wave" of immigrants (1860-1900) came from western Europe, where did the "second wave" of immigrants (1900-1920) come from?
Eastern Europe (Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungry) or Asia
Before being renamed "Paycore Stadium", what was the Bengals stadium called?
Paul Brown Stadium
Who was the Populist Party trying to help?
Farmers in the United States
The Populist Party formed from which "social group"?
National Grange Movement --> Farmer's Alliance
How did western Expansion impact Native Americans?
Movement of white settlers westward forced Native Americans off of their land
What are the three (3) factors that contributed to the success of American Industrialization?
Natural resources, human resources (immigration), technological/transportation innovations.
What is the only US state to have a one-syllable name?
Maine
What was the basis of the Populist Party's fiscal policy?
US currency should be backed by BOTH gold AND silver
Why was the invention of the lightbulb important?
Allowed factories and businesses to operate for longer hours
How did the Homestead Act encourage western migration?
160 acres of land for individuals who would farm it for at least 5 years
What was the most immediate effect of the Industrial Revolution?
Growth of cities (urbanization)
What was the first National Park created under Ulysses S. Grant?
Yellowstone National Park
List TWO (2) issues that farmers were facing in the last half of the 1800s.
Drought, high railroad coasts, crop/animal disease, high tariffs, falling crop prices, high farm mortgages.
List one (1) result of large scale urbanization?
increased crime, decreased quality of living conditions
What was the outcome of the Dawes Act?
- Encouraged assimilation
- Decreased size of reservation
- Divided tribal lands
What was one social change that resulted from the increase in immigration during the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Increase in nativism (the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants)
Which four (4) U.S. Presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, (Teddy) Roosevelt, Lincoln
List THREE (3) of the demands of the Omaha Platform
Federal income tax, direct election of US senators, 8 hour work day, increase money supply by having currency backed by silver
Between 1877 and 1900, what caused the number of people living in rural areas to decrease?
Rise of more technologically advanced and efficient agricultural machinery (less farmers needed).
What was the goal of the US Government's policy toward Native Americans in the late 1800s?
Assimilation through reservations or boarding schools
How did industrialization during the late 1800s affect U.S. agriculture?
Mechanized agricultural equipment reduced the need for human labor on farms.
Which nation contains the most time zones within their borders (11)?
Russia
Who was the most famous leader of the Populist Party?
(U.S. Senator and failed presidential candidate)
William Jennings Bryan
Why did the Populist Party fail?
Divided leadership and too difficult to run against strong established political parties.