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| How did the American government's policy towards American Indians change in the mid-1800s? |
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| Instead of pushing them West, the Indians were moved to reservations |
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| Name 3 famous Indian Wars. |
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| Sandcreek Massacre, Battle of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee Massacre |
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| Broke up reservations and divided them among individuals |
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| The Homestead Act - what was it? |
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| Gave 160 acres to males over 21 for westward expansion |
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| Name the steel making process that made steel producing faster and cheaper. |
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| Explain the relationship between Railroads and timekeeping. |
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| Describe the philosophy known as "Social Darwinism". |
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| Only the strong survive, natural selection. |
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| Name 3 industrialist (tycoons) and the industries they controlled. |
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Rockefeller-Oil
Carnegie-Steel
Vanderbilt-Railroads |
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| Describe the Sherman Antitrust Act. |
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| Can't form trust that interfered w/ free trade - resist monopolies |
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| What was the average American's working conditions like during industrialization. Be specific. |
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| Horrible, 12-16 hour workdays. |
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| Knights of Labor. Who were they? What did they want? |
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| Unskilled workers who formed unions, 8 hour work days and ended child labor. |
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| Identify 2 major labor events 1886-1887. |
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| Great Railroad strike, Haymarket Riot. |
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| Who is Samuel Gompers? Why is AFL important? |
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| Identify the advances in transportation and communication. |
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| Streetcars, subways, cars airplanes, telegraph, phone, typewriter. |
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| Where did the "old immigrants" come from? |
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| Describe the immigrants that came between 1880 and 1910. |
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| How are Ellis Island and Angel Island alike? Different? |
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Ellis-New York
Angel-California |
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| Describe the Americanization movement. |
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| Made immigrants more "American". |
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| What is a settlement house? |
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| Offered essential services to immigrants. |
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| Describe the social gospel movement. |
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| Faith through good works. |
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| Describe a Political Machine. |
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| Explain the relationship between immigrants and the Political Machine. |
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| Political machine bribed immigrants with housing, food, and jobs for votes. |
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| Most infamous political machine. |
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| Why is Booker T. Washington famous? |
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| Believed that African Americans should accept segregation. |
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| What did W.E.B. Du Boise create? |
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| Full immediate rights for African Americans. |
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| What did the Muckrakers do? |
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| Uncover corruption, and unhealthy conditions. |
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| Identify 3 Muckrakers and the books that each wrote. |
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| Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens. |
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| Describe the Square Deal. |
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| Teddy Roosevelt's plan as president. |
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| Railroads can't accept rebates. |
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| Describe the Hepburn Act. |
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| Set maximum railroad rates. |
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| What did the Meat Inspection Act? |
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| Federal expectations on meat shipped across state lines. |
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| Explain what the Pure Food and Drug Act. |
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| Describe the Clayton Anti Trust Act. |
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