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1
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what do plains refer to

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mid-west flat land

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What did Native Americans become (hint:moving from place to place)

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nomadic

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what were the main things that Native Americans hunted

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bison and buffalo

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how big of an impact did Native Americans have on the buffalo and bison

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they went from thousands to hundreds

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what did Native Americans do to their teepees when they left their sites

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broke it down into a trovois (sled) and buffalo dragged it

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6
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what was the sun dance directed to

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the great spirit

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what was the sun dance meant to do

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a ceremonial dance to help hunt buffalo

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what did buffalo and bison provide Native Americans

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food, clothing, shelter, they used every part of the buffalo when they killed it

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9
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what did farmers in search of land grow

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corn and wheat

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what was the largest silver mine in america

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comstock lode

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what were boom towns

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places where gold was found, but when mines were out of minerals these towns became ghost towns

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12
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what did ghost towns force Native Americans to do

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forced them off their land

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13
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what does vigilantes mean

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mob justice

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14
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what are subsidies

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something the govt gave out to encourage development of the west(land grants)

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15
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how are railroads formed

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tracks being laid down across the continent

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16
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what is formed because of subsidides

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colleges

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17
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what is the union pacific

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started from Omaha Nebraska-Irish freedmen

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18
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what is the central pacific

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began in sacremento, california-chineese

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what is the term used to describe people who belived that the individual is self reliant ad does not need government assistance

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rugged individualism

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20
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where did african americans move from the south

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kansas

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21
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definition of mexicans

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spanish speaking southerners

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22
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who did the government sell land to

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specualtors

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who are specualtors

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people who bought up large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for profit

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24
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when was the homestead act

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1862

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25
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what is the homestead act

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160 acres of public land for $10 regristration fee

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26
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what were the requirments for the homestead act

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had to live on the land for 5 years and then you could claim the land

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27
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what happened when we moved into oklahoma

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forced native americans off land

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28
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when could people stake claim

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april 22, 1889

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29
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who were boomers

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those who charged into oklahoma to stake their claim

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30
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who were sooners

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those settlers who sneaked onto the bust land before allowed to

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31
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what was the result of RR and land rushes

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8 new states

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32
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what were the 8 new states (n,c,sd,nd,m,w,i,w)

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nevada, colorado, south dakota, north dakota, montana, washington, idaho, wyoming

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33
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what where the houses people on plains lived in

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sod houses

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34
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what is sod

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a kind of dirt that is planted

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35
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was womens life on the plains easy or hard

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very hard

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36
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what are sod busters

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people who farmed sod

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37
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what was a typical day for a family on the plains

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work all day, had many roles, did not see neighbors except on sundays

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38
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what was an international circumstance that many people belived in

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rugged individualism

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39
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what did the railroads do to the western part of the US

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made it more important

40
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what happened to commerce because of railroads

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increased

41
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what happened to travel because of railroads

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more affordable

42
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what did railroads change peoples view of

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distance

43
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what happened to our national confidence because of railroads

A

grew

44
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what did the government finance because of railroads

A

capitalism

45
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what was a negative effect of railroads

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bad for the enviornemtn

46
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what were cowboys

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techniques from vaqueros they drove animals hundreds of miles on cattle drives tp the north

47
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where were the railroad lines located

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north abeline kansas

48
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where was cattle located onto for

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onto trains for eastern market

49
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what does open range mean

A

unfenced grassland

50
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why was there an abundance of cattle

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because of free grazing throughout 1870’s

51
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what was the time period of 1870s abundance of cattle called

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cattle kingdom

52
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how did sheepherders cause problems

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beacause they ate grass down to the roots teaving lands barren

53
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what did farmers do because of sheepherders

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closed the open range with the intention of barbed wire

54
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what did bad weather do

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it was cold and dry so cattle died off

55
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when was the fort laramie treaty establish

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1851

56
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what was the fort laramie treaty meant to do

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make the US recognize the black hills as part of the great sioux reservation

57
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what did white settlers do to buffalo

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killed buffalo as a sport, also food for RR workers

58
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what happened to the population of buffalo by 1900

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fell to a few hundred

59
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what was the chivington massacre

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attack on native american women and children, slaughtered

60
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who was sitting bull

A

a lakota cheid who fought against the US government

61
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who fought in the sioux war

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sitting bull and crazy horse

62
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when was the sioux war

A

1876

63
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what did the sioux fight for in the sioux war

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to keep settlers off land

64
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what fighting was used in the sioux war

A

sporadic fighting

65
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who fought in the battle of little big horn

A

gen custer

66
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what was the battle of little big horn

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attacked native americans

67
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what did gen custer do in the battle of little big horn

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lost all trops and himself

68
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where did cheif joseph lead his people

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torward canada

69
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what happened to cheif joseph and his people

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took others supplies when needed but had to surrender before he makes it to canada

70
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who was the leader of the apache wars

A

geronimo

71
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what did native americans turn into

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turned religious

72
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what is the ghost dance

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a remebrance of the old days and living forever freeley

73
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what were native americans trying to do at the battle of wounded knee

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trying to surrender but got slaughtered instead

74
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what was the last real conflict at west

A

wounded knee

75
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what does assimilate mean

A

to try and become a part of another culture

76
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what did the dawes act do

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encourages native americans to become farmers

77
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was the dawes act sucessul

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no because native americans didnt want to own land, they sold the land

78
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who was susette la flashe

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omaha cheifs daughter whi wrote about deconstruction of life

79
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what was HH Jackson

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a book about century of dishonor and broken treaties

80
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what kind of people was democracy from

A

greeks

81
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what kind of people was republic from

A

romans

82
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what is democratic republic

A

representative government

83
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what was the farmers alliance

A

a group of farmers which organized to deal with falling prices

84
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how did farmers feel torwards the railroad industry

A

they HATED it

85
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why did farmers feel this way torwards the railroad industry

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because the railroads charge them high prices

86
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what was the national grange

A

when farmers organized to survive because of low cropprices

87
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what did farmers do to buy seeds and tools for whole sale prices

A

formed cooperatives

88
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what did farmers do for the national grange at voting poll

A

voiced their opinion

89
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what is populism

A

a belif in the power of regular people to outweigh the wealthy in government situations

90
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what did the populist party demand the government to do

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deal with falling prices and railroad rates, income taxes, 8 hr workdays, and a limit to immigration, free silver

91
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who did the populist party elect as their nominee

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william jennings bryan-nebraska democrat “great commoner

92
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who ran in the election of 1896

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william j bryan and william mckinley

93
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who wins the election of 1896

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william mckinley

94
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what party did william mckinley adapt ideas off of

A

populist party

95
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what usually happens to third parties

A

get incorperated into the two major parties platform

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