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| Gen. George Custer & his 200 men were massacred by the 2,000 Sioux (after gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota) |
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| 700 troops slaughtered bet'w 125&500 Cheyenne who were raising the white flag |
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| Sioux were doing their Ghost Dance to make a return to traditional life; U.S. Calvary responded by opening fire and killing 200 Sioux (last incident of war w/ indians) |
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| indian war effect: forced assimilatoin |
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| children were taken away to be "educated as Americans" at Indian Schools (CARLISLE, PA) |
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| indian war effect: "boomers and sooners" |
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| settlers could make claims on more Indian territories |
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| those who started farming the plains |
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| small family farms with single crops replaced with these large farms |
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| William Bryant (D) gave this speech to the Democratic National Convention using biblical references to the cross and crown of thorns |
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| His speech (The Cross of Gold)got him the populist and democratic vote (which still wasn't enough) |
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| even though populism died, the ideals of it lived on through progressivism |
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| did populists want tariffs? |
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| did populists want inflated or deflated prices? |
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| currency of gold and silver coins/ notes that could be traded in for which |
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| did populists want unlimited minting of silver? |
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| a golden age for american industrialists where corruption was widespread in govt. and business |
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| problems of workers, immigrants and farmers |
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| these were ignored during the gilded age |
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| set up the Civil Service System |
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| The Pendleton Service Act |
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| required exams and forbade civil servants from donating to political campaigns |
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| payments from the govt to encourage business developement |
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| he pushed for the Pendleton Service Act |
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| multi-family buildings with people packed in; dirty and over crowded :( |
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| dirty, overcrowded tenements often turned into these |
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| the shape of tenements to improve air, light, and water conditions |
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| land shortages, crop failures, job shortages, high taxes, persecutions |
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| why did immigrants come to America? |
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| violent massacres of Jews in Russia |
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| the cheapest part of a ship; POOR CONDITIONS |
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| what were required among entry to Ellis Island? |
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| where did most immigrants go or do after arriving? |
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| criminals preying on them |
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| what was a problem new immigrants had? |
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| places where one ethnic group dominated |
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| which immigrants experienced the highest amt. of discrimination? |
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| where did most Chinese immigrants work? |
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| they worked for low wages |
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| why were Chinese immigrants hated? |
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| 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act |
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| forbade Chinese from entering the US |
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| Angel Island, San Francisco |
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| "Ellis Island of the West" |
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| the official agreement to stop Japanese immigration |
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| an unofficial city organization designed to keep a particular party or group in power; headed by a "boss" |
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| the use of one's job the gain profit |
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| "he" handpicked people to run for office and helped them win |
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| a kind of community center, eventually offering social servicecs |
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| when thousands of men and women put the social gospel into practice in an innovative reform |
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| how long did children go to school when public schools started to grow? |
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| reading, writing, basic math |
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| these were the main subjects in early public schools |
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| one room, one teacher, all ages |
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| describe the early public school |
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| believed that to succeed in American society, blacks should focus on vocational skills, not political equality |
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| wanted highly educated blacks to lead their people toward political and social equality and civil rights |
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| details of vice, scandal and murder to sell newspapers |
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| usually told exaggerated stories or made up stories, intruded private lives |
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| because of this, blacks had to pay to vote |
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