Lesson 2 Flashcards
Who made up the Knights of Labor and what did they want?
all working men and women, skilled and unskilled,
wanted equal pay, 8 hour work day ansd to end child labor
Who made up the American Federation of Labor and what did they want?
skilled workers
wanted better wages, hours and conditions
Describe the Pullman strike in detail
- Laid off workers, cut wages but kept rent and food the same price
- Workers went on strike, set up a delegation and boycotted
- Management turned to the government for help, then they sent federal troops to end strike
Name 2 new inventions that helped out farmers. Which one made the biggest impact?
reaper, barbed wire, dry farming, steel plow, harrow, steel windmill, hybridization, and grain drill
The Populists 4 main goals
- Increased circultaion of money
- Unlimited mining of silver
- Progressive tax
- Government ownership of communication and transportation
What outlawed the combination of companies and retained interstate commerce?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Divided reservation into individuall plots
Dawes Act
Settlers could claim 160 acres of land for a small fww under what?
Homestead Act
One who claimed farm land under the Homestead Act
homesteaders
Staked claims on about 2 million acres of Indian territoreis
Boomer
A term used for a worker who replaced a person on striker
scab
Believed that society should do little to interfere witha person’ pursuit of success.
Social Darwinism
Companies as a single unit
trust
Sneaked past government officials to mark their claim earlier
Sooners
Bought up large acres of land in hope of selling it later for profit
Land speculations
