Unit 10 Assessment Flashcards
3 key factors that led to the encouragement of western settlement
Impact of the Civil War, New Technologies, Role of the Government
To give away free land and bring people west (to encourage increase in population and production)
Homestead Act
Able to manage farming and land and increased the security and safety in settlement list what type of texhnology
Barb Wire
Type of person that had higher income and sense of equality and benefitting from railroad
Cowboys
Harsh winters that hurt the industry, long drives to help move cattle led to decline of what type of person
Cowboy
3 Government policies with native americans
Removal/Relocate to Oklahoma
Treaties designed with specific boundaries
Assimilation Abosord Indians into white culture
Trail of Tears, growth of railroads, migration of settlers led to what government policy
Removal/Relocate to Oklahoma
Were broken leading to war, destroyed buffalo, century of dishonor led to what government policy
18-70’s treaties designed with specific boundaries
Dawes act (money to help build n.a. schools) led to what government policy
Assimilation Abosord Indians into white culture
Prices dropping, railroad monopolies, foreclosures on farms, greenback issue are all common issues from what type of worker
farmers
What term applies to “tight money” supply and challenging for indebted farmers
Greenback issue
Refers to a local farmer organization
Granges
Refers to a regional farmer organization
Farmer Alliance
Refers to a national farmer organization
Populism/Populist Party
What type of party refers to federally supported farm loans, increase in money circulation, graduate income tax, regulate railroads
Populist Party
What was the Main issue of the Presidential election of 1896
Which metal should be basis of currency
Deflation and increase in money value was the campaign for what party in 1896
Republican
Inflation and more money in circulation was the campaign for what party in 1896
Democratic
Natural Resources, explosion of technology, labor supply, capital are all causes of what?
Industrialization
Who gave land to speculators to build railroads and gave out land grants for railroads
Federal Government
What piece of technology promoted western expansion, national market, chinese/irish laborers
Railroads
What term applies to natural selection and the strong survive, allows for haves and have nots
Social Darwinism