Settling the Frontier
Native Americans
2nd Industrial Revolution
Workers Organize
Mr. Moreschi
100

Name one Precious metal that made Settlers head West

Gold, Silver, or Copper

100

What was the major victory for Native American forces during the Indian wars?

Battle of Little Bighorn

100

Name one cause for the 2nd Industrial Revolution 

Having abundant natural resources 

The free market

Government support of business

Legacy of 1st Industrial Revolution 

Civil War

100

Name two problems faced by workers 

Very low pay

Long hours

Child Labor

Exhausting Work

Dangerous Machinery 

100

Mr. Moreschi's Favorite Artist

Kendrick Lamar

200

Name one benefit of the Transcontinental Railroad

Quicker and Easier for Americans to move West

More supplies from the East

Farmers can ship food easier

Many Immigrants find work on the Railraod

200
It granted Native Americans land and citizenship if they agreed to farm and adopt US Customs

Dawes Act

200

Name one effect of the 2nd Industrial Revolution 

More immigration/population

National market

New Corporations

Marketing

200

What is Blacklisting?

Can no longer be hired by anyone in the same industry

200

Mr. Moreschi Coaches what sport?

Soccer

300

What are Buffalo Soldiers?

African American troops sent to protect white settlers 

300

What was one way Native Americans were assimilated into American culture?

Clothing

Religion 

Schools

English

300

What is a powerful corporation that controls much of the market, leading to high prices and less choices for buyer

Trust or Monopoly 

300

What are two goals of a Labor Union?

Higher Wages

Better Working Conditions 

Health Insurance 

Retirement

Saftey Codes

Close Shop Policy

300

Name Mr. Moreschi's favorite era of U.S History

Gilded Age

400

What was the Homestead Act of 1862?

Promised settlers 160 acres very cheap if they improved the land and farmed it for 5 years

400

What was so devastating for Native American culture when it came to the Dawes Act?

Native American tradition believed in sharing the land, not private ownership

400

What was intended to regulate railroads & monopiles, limiting the power of corporations?

Interstate Commerce Act & Sherman Anti-Trust Act

400

Name one reason why the government was reluctant to help workers

Fear of higher prices 

Unions were viewed as violent and Anarchistic 

Businesses supported pro-business government candidates 

400

Mr. Moreschi claims he is really good at what game?

Mario Kart

500

What ended the Cattle Kingdom in the West?

Barbed Wire

500

What happened to Sitting Bull?

He Fled to Canada

500

What is the Bessemer Process 

Process of making Steel

500

Describe the Haymarket Riot

It was a violent protest that ultimately collapsed. Union members were blamed and arrested; it led the government to see Unions as something to be stopped.

500

Name one of Mr. Moreschi's Bunnies

Matilda

Walter