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Western Settlement
Settlers & Indians
Gilded Age Economic Issues
Gilded Age Social Issues
Gilded Age Political Issues
100
What is a transcontinental railroad?
A railroad that stretches across the country
100
What aspect of the Great Plains made it dangerous for farming?
The Plains Indians
100
What is "Free Enterprise"
An economic system with little to no government regulation.
100
What were three groups who suffered social issues?
Women, Children, and Immigrants
100
What group provided jobs and services to people in exchange for political support?
Political Machine
200
The Homestead Act allowed settlers to get what?
Cheap land legally
200
How did Indians respond to settlers trespassing on their hunting lands?
They began attacking them
200
What three factors led to an explosion of the industrialization in the United States in the late 1800's?
Natural resources, human labor, technology
200
What was the major driving force that brought immigrants to America?
The American dream, the hope of moving up in society, the hope of future generations being better off
200
What term refers to the system of rewarding supporters with jobs?
The Spoils System
300
What was one of the aspects of the great plains that made it good for farming?
Flat, good soil
300
What term sums up how the government sought to deal with the Indians?
Assimilation
300
What were the two strategies that businesses used to become Big Businesses?
Vertical and Lateral integration
300
What happened to cities as a result of massive immigration?
They grew, got crowded, and got dirty
300
What famous political cartoonist drew pictures that were critical of Boss Tweed?
Thomas Nast
400
What invention put an end to the open range cattle industry?
Barbed wire (this won't be on the test)
400
What law was passed to assimilate the Indians?
The Dawes Act
400
What did big businesses begin to form in order to get around anti-monopoly laws?
Trusts
400
What man brought the condition of immigrants to light in his book "How the Other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis
400
What was the name of the president whose administration was involved in such scandals as the Credit Mobilier Scandal?
Grant
500
How did railroads contribute to the settling of the West?
They connected the east and the west allowing goods to be transported between the two.
500
Name one negative impact of the Dawes Act.
Loss of Indian land, loss of culture, disruption of family
500
Name one way the relationship between the government and businesses changed during the Gilded Age
Interstate Commerce Act, Anti-Monopoly Laws, Anti-Trust laws like Sherman Anti-Trust Act
500
What law was passed as a result of Nativist sentiment?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
500
What political idea would Charles and Mary Beard most likely agree with?
Liberalsim