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Ch. 10.1-10.2 Flashcards

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lode

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rich vein of gold or silver

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vigilante

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self appointed law enforcers

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transcontinental railroad

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a railroad that stretches across a continent from coast to coast

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subsidy

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financial aid

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gauge

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widths

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network

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system of connected lines

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consolidate

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combine

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rebate

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discounts

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pool

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several railroad companies that agreed to divide up the business in an area

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cattle drive

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the herding and moving of cattle (usually to railroad lines)

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vaquero

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skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in mexico, california and the southwest

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cowtown

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a settlement that grew up at the end of a cattle trail

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sod house

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house made of thickly-rooted prairie grass

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sodbuster

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a farmer or farm worker who plows the land

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cooperative

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working together to a goal

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wholesale

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the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed to others

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inflation

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a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money

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morrill acts

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acts that provided public land for agricultural colleges

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comstock lode

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henry comstock became a partner in a gold mine in nevada that was rich in gold and silver- reffered to as “lodge”

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what was the richest silver mine in the world

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lodge in nevada `

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boomtowns

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towns that sprang up around mines- ceter of food, clothing, and other supplies; hotels, stores, and restuarants replaced tents as towns grew

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ghost towns

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old boomtowns that became deserted once the mines dried up

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what did the railroads allow and bring to the west

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they allowed quick economic growth of the west and brought economic growth and new settlement to the west

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where was the union pacific railroad

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started nebraska and headed west

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where was the central pacific railroad

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started in california and headed east

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what did the union pacific railroad do

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forever changed the west

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how did seattle and los angeles grow so quickly

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they developed where the railroads met

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28
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how were 8 of the states created

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railroads led to the growth of territories

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what did early trains make people do and why

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only allowed people to travel short distances before they had to change trains because the trains used different gauges for thier tracks

30
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what new network allowed for more transportation throughout the nation

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made gauges match those in the north

31
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george westinghouse

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developed the loocomotive air brake

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george pullman

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developed sleeping cars

33
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sleeping cars

A

trains with beds

34
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cornelius vanderbuilt

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used ruthless tactics to buy up railroads; once owned 4500 mile of track

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what did railroads offer to make more profits

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secret rebates to wealthy customers

36
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why were small railroad companies running out of business and who suffered the hardest

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railroad companies set up pools and raised their prices; farmers suffered the hardest

37
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what led to the populist movement; what happened when laws were passed for the populist movement

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farmers suffering; law officials were bribed

38
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what jobs did railroads create

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lumberjacks, miners, and steelworkers laid down tracks, built bridges, carved tunnels, and built many stations

39
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what developed when railriads were built

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organizations

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where did railroads bring settlement

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all parts of the nation

41
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what did railroads make america

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an industrial nation

42
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longhorn

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large herds of cattle

43
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what had an increase in demand after the civil war, who did this help and how did it help them

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the demand for beef increased which helped ranchers to use longhorn for commercial purposes

44
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how did the chisholm trail become one of the most well known trails

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cattle drivers

45
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cowhands

A

helped to move cattle

46
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who were cowhands

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former confederate soldiers, mexican americans, and african americans

47
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what did vaqueros do

A

teach cowhands to tame cattle

48
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what were challenges cowhands faced

A 
prairie dogs
rattlesnakes
thunderstorms
moving rivers
grass fires
cattle thieves
stampedes
49
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how were cowhands paid

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in food, housing, and were paid $1 a day

50
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where did cattle drives end

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cow towns or railroad lines

51
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why were dance halls, saloons, hotels, and restaurants placed down strategically and why were most supplies brought to these locations

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cowhands spent their money here

52
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what did cattle kingdom lead to

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high profits

53
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what did farmers fence in their land with and why

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they used barbed wire to close off the open range so sheepherders would not take their cattle

54
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what did texas fever do

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killed many cattle

55
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homestead act

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160 acres of land given to head of the household, they could not serve in confederacy, paid a small fee, and improved the land for 5 years

56
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who suffered from the homestead act

A

farmers

57
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where did mexicanos settle

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in the west

58
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what did the oklahoma land rush lead to

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boomers and sooners

59
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what was the difference between boomers and sooners

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boomers arrived illegally to take the land while sooners had not

60
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what houses were used on the plains

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sod houses instead of wooden houses

61
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what plow made farming easier

A

steel plow

62
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windmills

A

used to pump wells

63
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what was the weather like on the plains

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hot summers and cold, snowy winters

64
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what did women on the plains do

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preserved food for winters and often made materials

65
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how were many hurt in the 1890s

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economically

66
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what were homesteaders

A

self sufficient

67
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why did farmers work together in a cooperative and what did they buy in a wholesale at lower prices

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to reduce shipping rates and raise profits, they bought supplies in a wholesale in lower prices

68
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what was the national grange (and the farmers alliance) used for

A

political power

69
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what did farmer and labor unions create in 1892

A

populists

70
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what did the populist party demand and support

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they demanded better working conditions like an 8 hour workday and pushed for silver to be put into circulation- bankers opposed it because inflation would occur; they supported the gold standard

71
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who were the people running in the election of 1896

A 
-william jennings bryan: a 
 democrat who 
 supported the populist 
 agenda
-william mckinley: a 
 republican who 
 supported the gold 
 standard
72
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who won the election of 1896

A

william mckinley

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