8th US History - Ch. 16 (pg 292-310) Flashcards
Who named 1865-1900 the “Gilded Age”
Mark Twain
What period of time was the “Gilded Age”?
1865-1900
Jane Addams
Started Hull House
William Booth
Founded the Salvation Army
D.L. Moody
Former shoe salesman who became a great evangelist
Crazy Horse
Sioux chief that attacked Custer
Geronimo
Apache leader who surrendered in 1886, ending warfare in the Southwest.
Wyatt Earp
Former sheriff of Dodge City who killed outlaw gunmen at the Battle of the O.K. Corral.
Joseph Glidden
Developed barbed wire
Sheldon Jackson
Home missionary who carried the gospel to the people of Alaska.
Jesse James
Noted train robber of the Old West
Sam Jones
Evangelist who was known as the “Moody of the South”
Ira Sankey
D.L. Moody’s songleader.
What act opened the Great Plains for settlement?
Homestead Act
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
To offer land and U.S. citizenship to any head of an Indian family who would lake up farming or ranching.
What was a famous mine in Nevada?
Comstock Lode
Where was the silver mining capital of the world?
Virginia City, Nevada
What state is “the Centennial State”?
Colorado
Which state was the first state to grant women full political privileges?
Wyoming
Chester Arthur
President who sponsored the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
Grover Cleveland
First President to serve two nonconsecutive terms
James Garfield
President whose assassination called attention to the need for political reform.
Samuel Gompers
Organizer of the first successful national labor union.
Interstate Commerce Act
Act passed in 1887 which regulated railroad shipping rates.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Act passed in 1890 which sought to encourage competitive industry by breaking up large companies.
How did the Blue-Backed Speller and the McGuffey Readers influence Americans in the 1800s?
They helped instill traditional values concerning the family, the Bible, business, and politics.
Fanny Crosby
Published “Blessed Assurance” and many other hymns in the late 1800s.
What area was sacred to the Sioux Indians?
Black Hills
Dawes Act
Legislative Act that encouraged the Indians to take up farming and ranching.
In which territory was gold discovered in 1858?
Colorado
In what year did the US census say the frontier had been settled?
1890
Homestead Act of 1862
- Legislative Act that opened the Great Plains for settlement in 1862.
- Given 160 acres for the cost of filing the deed.
- Make an improvement and it’s yours.
What was a common type of housing for settlers on the prairie?
sod houses
Which chief led the Indians in the battle at Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
Who called the period 1865-1900 the “Gilded Age”?
Mark Twain
Who legislated the Pendleton Act?
Chester Arthur
Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland
Who favored the gold standard?
William McKinley
Who was shot after four months in office by a disappointed political office seeker?
James Garfield
Who was the first Democrat to be elected President after Civil War?
Grover Cleveland
What provided for examinations for civil-service workers?
Pendleton Act
What stated that segregation was legal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who regulated railroads?
ICC
International Commerce Commission
What was the first state to allow women’s suffrage?
Wyoming
What president was influential in admitting six western states during his term.
Benjamin Harrison
What policy did people on the Populist party support?
“Free Silver” Policy
Who become president after the assassination of President Garfield?
Chester Arthur
General Lew Wallace
Wrote “Ben-Hur”
James Whitcomb Riley
“The Hoosier Poet”
Emily Dickinson
Work was not published until after her death.
Frederic Remington
Artist who became well known for painting cowboys and Indians.
John Philip Sousa
“The March King”
Currier and Ives
Two artists who provided us with a pictorial history of American life in the 19th century.
Louisa May Alcott
Author of Little Women.
Why did many farmers want the government to print more paper money in the decades following the Civil War?
The farmers wanted the government to print more money and increase the supply of money in circulation because it would bring inflation (the rapid increase in prices).
They thought that inflation would increase the prices that they received for their crops and make it easier to pay off their loans.
Why does inflation hurt the economy?
Inflation makes it more difficult for everyone to buy the things that they need.
Know locations in Mexico
Rio Grande Lake Chapala Yucatan Peninsula Bay of Campeche Gulf of California Chihuahua Citlaltepetl Gulf of Tehuantepec Baja California Sur Mexico City
Mel Trotter
Saved at the Pacific Garden Mission and later founded 67 rescue missions.
Why did Mark Twain call this period of time the “Gilded Age”
They would use gold to cover up more inexpensive materials. Things were made to look more expensive than they were.
Why did Moody found the Moody Bible Institute?
To train Christian workers.
In what country was the conflict that started the Spanish-American War?
Cuba
The Populist Party included people who supported a “free _____” policy.
Silver
Who was the most popular American poet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
James Whitcomb Riley
What was a national organization of farm families?
the Grange
Who founded the Grange?
Oliver Kelly
What cavalry commander was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn?
George Custer
