Chapter 10 Flashcards
railroad expansion & growth of cities
many large cities developed along rail lines
impact of new inventions
make life easier
reason for increased demand for beef after Civil War
increase in city populations in East and West
price of Model T dropped because of…
mass production–make it faster & more cheaply
connection between Knights of Labor & anarchists
anarchists in Haymarket Riot thought to have connection to Knights of Labor, but they really didn’t–Knights of Labor blamed for actions of anarchists
benefits of living in teepees
can have nomadic lifestyle–easy to pack and move
benefits of competition
motivates companies to keep prices low & improve products
difference between AFL and Knights of Labor
AFL was made up of several individual trade unions
African Americans & patents
discrimination made it hard for African Americans to get patents
reason for so many new western states 1860-1900
expansion of rail lines linking East and West–people and supplies move more cheaply
effects of Homestead Act of 1862
increased development of western lands
first practical use of airplanes
military use; spying on enemy
environmental impact of steel mills
smog, polluted rivers
limited education in children & reduced future opportunities
child labor= no education and fewer future opportunities
put in chronological order
Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
purpose of vigilantes
enforce laws & punish criminals–not exactly legal, but useful
Dawes Act purpose
encourage American Indians to become farmers
Wounded Knee
hundreds of Lakota men, women, & children killed by U.S. Army
reasons for rapid decline in buffalo population
increase in demand for buffalo robes, large-scale killing of buffalo along railroad lines
negative effects of gold & silver mines
ghost towns left when mines depleted and miners moved on to new mines
Short Answer #1
Explain what the Homestead Act gave to settlers & what conditions there were. Why would the government choose this policy rather than selling the land to the highest bidder?
-govt. gave 160-acre pieces of land to people who would pay a small filing fee & farm the land for 5 years
-govt. did this an incentive for people to move west, settle, and raise crops
-open to large variety of people (widows, men, African Americans, etc.) to help promote equality
-purpose was to increase settlement, not make money
-highest bidders probably wouldn’t have settled & developed communities the way the average homesteader would
Short Answer #2
Who signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie? Did both sides obey its terms in the years after it was signed? Explain.
-U.S. govt. and Plains Indians signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie
-U.S. did not obey the terms
-treaty said certain lands would be set aside for the Plains Indians forever, BUT gold was discovered on land set aside for Cheyenne and Arapaho
-miners came in & govt. forced Plains Indians to sign a new treaty giving up some of their land
Short Answer #3
How did the expansion of ranching lead to the growth of new towns in the West?
-ranching encouraged new towns to develop in the West
-as ranchers drove cattle through the West (north to the trains), businesses developed to provide what they needed
-businesses offered goods & services cowhands needed like supplies, food, holding pens for cattle until they could be shipped
Short Answer #4
Describe how the principle of supply and demand influenced and benefited John D. Rockefeller’s oil business.
-to eliminate competition from other oil companies, Rockefeller drastically lowered his prices
-lower prices increased demand for oil
-Rockefeller’s low prices meant everyone did business w/him rather than competition–rivals went out of business
-Rockefeller was then only one left to provide oil and benefit from increased demand
