Gilded Age Flashcards
What did mining corporations use in the gilded age
Expensive hydraulic techniques
After the civil war, what did the demand for beef lead to
The cattle boom in the West
Where were cattle shipped to
Meatpacking plants in Chicago
Why did the close range close
Barbed wire fences were used
What led to the drop Of little grasslands
Droughts and overgrazing
How were farmers connected to eastern cities
The transcontinental railroad
Who built the central pacific
Chinese workers
Who built the Union Pacific
Irish workers
On may 10, 1869 where did the two train tracks meet
Promontory point in Utah
What did railroad innovations include?
Time zones to coordinate train schedules
What was the Chinese exclusion act
The ending of Chinese immigration to America
What was the homestead act
Gives 160 acres of free western land to anyone who promised to farm the land for 5 years
What did homesteaders build due to lack of trees
Sod houses
Who were exodusters and what were they trying to escape
Blacks who left quickly to flee the racist south and they wanted to escape Jim Crow laws
What led to acquisition of new western territories and Indians were put into small preservations
Manifest destiny
What led to the plains Indian wars
When miners, ranchers, and farmers violated Indian territories
What happened at Little Bighorn River
The Sioux retaliated by ambushing colonel Custer
What was the last Indian battle in us history
The battle of wounded knee
What was populism
A movement that wanted reform for farmers and workers
What did populists want
Personal income tax Direct election of Senators 8 hour work day Immigration restrictions Free silver movement Six year term for president
What happened to populism?
Democratic Party adopted many of their ideals
Why did farmers want inflation
They owe money
