10.1 American Indians Under Pressure
Where did most Native Americans live by the end of the Civil War?
West of the Mississippi River
What is a town created solely to house prospectors and miners in a silver or gold-rich area, which would usually become a ghost town should the silver and gold not hold out?
Boomtown
Term used to describe the leaders of certain wards of a city who secured votes
Ward Boss
What was the movement in the 1870s, organized by farmers that tried to negotiate lower prices for supplies?
Farmer's Alliance
Who won the 1876 election due to a secret deal to end reconstruction
Rutherford B. Hayes
Reservation
Debates over what delayed the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
Debates over what routes to build the railroad on delayed the construction
Who led the most notorious bribery scandal also know as the Tweed Ring.
William Tweed
Who did the Grange Laws challenge in court?
Railroad Companies
What is the practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters with little regard for there qualifications?
Spoils System
What animal did the Native in the West rely on for survival?
Buffalo
Who was James J Hill?
Built the "Great Northern Railway" without any government support
The term used to describe an organization linked to a political party that often controls local governments
Political Machines
What was the purpose of the Populist Party?
To build a brand-new political party that would warn about the dangers of political corruption and propose specific remedies to political issues.
Who was the vice president of grant (he accepted stock in the credit mobile which later became a scandal which ruined both of their careers)
Schuyler Colfax
Which battle marked the end of Native American resistance?
Wounded Knee
What other minorities faced prejudice out in the west?
Chinese immigrants, Native Americans, and Mexican immigrants
Who was the 18th president who appointed his friends and acquaintances who used their positions to line their own pockets
Ulysses S. Grant
Who did the democrats elect as their candidate and who ran against him?
William Jennings Bryant was the Democratic candidate and William McKinley was the Republican candidate.
the term used to describe Currency that is not backed by gold or silver
Fiat Money
Give an example of Native American assimilation.
Children going to American schools, wearing "western" style clothing, practicing "western" religions
What is an open-range system?
Where farmers let their cattle roam free, but tagged or branded
Who was the only sitting member of the house of representatives to be elected as presidency
President Garfield
What did Bryan emphasize during his campaign?
Bryan had an emphasis on monetary reform, which did not appeal to urban workers.
The term used to describe the 1873 act that reversed the government policy of backing money with both gold and silver
Coinage Act