The Great West Flashcards
railroads fighting back farmers from granger laws. court takes railroads side.
wabash case
federal government regulates the railroad. never enforced.
interstate commerce act
a combination of corporations
trust
one thing has total control over an industry
monopoly
“captain of industry”
“bankers banker”
J.P Morgan
“captain of industry”
“oil baron”
John D Rockefeller
a little more Inforced than interstate commerce act but still eh. makes monopolies illegal. still have today.
Sherman anti-trust act
the workers fighting against being explored. mild success.
Pullman strike / homestead strike
overcrowded buildings.
used for immigrants to live in
dumbbell tenements
first american woman to get noble peace prize. finer of hull house
Jane Addams
wrote a poem “the new colossus”
Emma Lazarus
means “hands off” government hands off business. republicans idea
laisser-faire
land for the building of state colleges, federal grants. Lincoln promoting higher education
Morrill act 1862
a writer. teenagers as his audience “rags to riches” all stories sound alike. ragged dick most famous story
Horatio Alger
she became obsessed with temperance anti liquor. she becomes prohibition she wants to get rid of everything. she goes into bars with a hatchet and breaks every bottle.
Carrie a nation
west of 13 colonies east of California
called great cause of its size
the great west
belongs to nez perce Apache Tribe. go to Canada 10 miles before he makes it hes captures says “I will fight no more forever” speech
chief Joseph
written by Helen hunt Jackson. chronicles all the abuse of government to native Americans. like uncle time cabin for native Americans
a century of dishonor
Texas. lots of Longhorns in Texas and so people on Texas drove them all the way to where there’s a railroad
long drive
- government gave us 160 acres of land, very cheap. Wants people to go to the west
homestead act
Frederick Jackson turner. he says the reason the us had evolved to a democracy is because Americans always had a choice and their Choice was to go to the west. before 1900’s
“safety value theory”
farmer in winscosin state law telling railroads you cannot over price the farmers
granger laws
in regards to native Americans. we want to assimilate them. send them to school. christianize them. integrate them. makes tribes illegal. gives them land to become farmers.
dawes severalty act
go to great west and Mexico but USA takes away his family and he surrenders
Geronimo
belonged to sioux tribe
sitting bull
belongs in oglala sioux tribe
Crazy horse
leaders oppose reservations policy
Crazy horse, sitting bull, Geronimo, chief Joseph
captains of industry
or
robber barrons
- Vanderbilt
- Carnegie
- Morgan
- Rockefeller
“lords of the rail”
“captains of industry”
Cornelius & William Vanderbilt
