Gilded Age Flashcards

1
Q

What did mining corporations use in the gilded age

A

Expensive hydraulic techniques

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2
Q

After the civil war, what did the demand for beef lead to

A

The cattle boom in the West

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3
Q

Where were cattle shipped to

A

Meatpacking plants in Chicago

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4
Q

Why did the close range close

A

Barbed wire fences were used

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5
Q

What led to the drop Of little grasslands

A

Droughts and overgrazing

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6
Q

How were farmers connected to eastern cities

A

The transcontinental railroad

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7
Q

Who built the central pacific

A

Chinese workers

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8
Q

Who built the Union Pacific

A

Irish workers

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9
Q

On may 10, 1869 where did the two train tracks meet

A

Promontory point in Utah

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10
Q

What did railroad innovations include?

A

Time zones to coordinate train schedules

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11
Q

What was the Chinese exclusion act

A

The ending of Chinese immigration to America

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12
Q

What was the homestead act

A

Gives 160 acres of free western land to anyone who promised to farm the land for 5 years

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13
Q

What did homesteaders build due to lack of trees

A

Sod houses

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14
Q

Who were exodusters and what were they trying to escape

A

Blacks who left quickly to flee the racist south and they wanted to escape Jim Crow laws

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15
Q

What led to acquisition of new western territories and Indians were put into small preservations

A

Manifest destiny

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16
Q

What led to the plains Indian wars

A

When miners, ranchers, and farmers violated Indian territories

17
Q

What happened at Little Bighorn River

A

The Sioux retaliated by ambushing colonel Custer

18
Q

What was the last Indian battle in us history

A

The battle of wounded knee

19
Q

What was populism

A

A movement that wanted reform for farmers and workers

20
Q

What did populists want

A
Personal income tax 
Direct election of Senators 
8 hour work day 
Immigration restrictions 
Free silver movement 
Six year term for president
21
Q

What happened to populism?

A

Democratic Party adopted many of their ideals

22
Q

Why did farmers want inflation

A

They owe money