Unit 6 and 7 test Flashcards
Why did America’s Population grow?
starting to cram more people in small spaces
people are moving into america to achieve land and get better jobs
better transportation so people can travel places quicker
What are Cowboys?
transport cattle to other land and hurd them in large areas, usually poor people or hispanics
what did the Homestead Act of 1862 grant?
gave free public land in the western territories to setters who would live on and farm the land
But u have to live on the land for at least 5 years
what did Many african americans move west following the civil war ?
to seek new opportunities
what’s the Mechanical reaper?
it increased the efficiency of production and linking resources and markets
what’s the Reservation policy?
Forcible removal of the american indians
What’s the Medicine lodge treaty?
one of the treaties americans are making with native americans
what are the Immigration Trends after the civil war?
Immigrants came from southern and eastern europe as well as asia
Most immigrants to American came from northern and western europe
Why did people immigrate to America?
Europe and russia immigrants were coming for more religious reasons
Jews were coming to pittsburgh penn for religious reasons
Italians were coming over for mainly poverty
How did immigrants contribute to the US?
Chinese workers helped to build the transcontinental railroad
Immigrants worked in textile and steel mill in the northeast
Eastern europeans worked in coal mines on the east coast
Immigrants worked in the clothing industry in new york
what does assimilation mean?
when people are moving into a new culture and adapting to whatever society of culture they live in
why was Ellis island in New York harbor important?
immigrants from Europe entered America through Ellis island
what was the American Protective Association?
Americans formed groups to oppose the “immigrant threat”
Supported laws to restrict certain groups of immigrants
what was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
restricted the number of immigrants that can come from china
what was the Immigration restriction act?
set quotas , or limits, on the numbers of immigrants from Europe
what cities were formed as the nation’s industrial growth increase?
chicago , Detroit , Cleveland , Pittsburg , and New York
What was the problem with the increase of cities?
- no piped water
- bad sanitation
- a lot of crime
- a lot of fires
- house shortages
- need new public services
what is a corporation?
a company that sells shares ( stocks) in the company to raise money
What is the Bessemer Process?
made the production of steel more efficient led to a growth in the steel industry
made by Henry Bessemer
what were the new uses for steel?
Steel used in railroads and farm machines and barbed wire
what is a Robber baron?
people who don’t use their money and power to benefit society
what is a Captain of industry?
people who do use their money and power to benefit society
who are some examples of captain of industries?
John d rockefeller- oil
andrew crangle- steel
JP morgan-banker
cornelius- buys all the railroads and controls them.
what is Horizontal Integration?
Buy out your competition until you have control of a single area industry having a monopoly
what is Vertical integration?
you control all phases of production from the raw material to the finished product
what did the Sherman antitrust act do?
limit the ability of the big business man taking control of others no more greedy businessmen
what does rutherford do that’s important?
he ends reconstruction