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| There were few ____ in the west in 1865? |
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| How many sq. miles was the West? |
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| What were some types of lands contained in the west? |
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| Plains, mountains, plateaus, deserts. |
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| What new states were admitted from the Western territories? |
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| How many Indians were there in 1860? |
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| Indians used ____ to become nomadic and warlike. |
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| Where and when was the treaty that started the reservation system signed? |
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| Indians were first pushed where? |
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| Dakota and Indian territory |
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| US gov. agents generally _____ the Indians of necessary items like blankets. |
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| What did whites do to the game on Indian lands, despite treaties? |
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| Who were four civil war generals who led efforts against the Indians? |
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| Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Custer. |
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| Where exactly in Colorado was the massacre, and when was it? |
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| The Sioux ambushed ______ in the Big Horn Mountains. |
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| Who was the main Indian leader at Little Big Horn? |
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| Who lead the Nez Perce to prospective battle, where was their intended destination, and who were they trying to meet with? |
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| Chief Joseph, Canada, Sitting Bull |
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| Who led an expedition to the black hills that led to a gold rush? |
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| The Apaches were led by _____ in ___ and ___. |
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| Buffalo once blocked a train for how many hours? |
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| Buffalo Bill killed how many Buffalo in 18 months? |
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| By 1885, fewer than ____ buffalos remained. |
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| Who wrote Century of Dishonor, and when? |
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| When was the massacre at Wounded Knee? |
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| When was the Dawes Severalty Act enacted, and what did it do? |
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| 1887, Dissolved tribes and their ownership of land, extended homestead to Indians. |
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| When was full citizenship granted to Indians? |
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| The Indian population grew from ____ to ____ 1887-1990? |
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| When and where was the Comstock Lode discovered? |
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| When did Nevada become a state? |
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| Dodge City, Abilene, Ogallala, Cheyenne |
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| Wild Bill Hickock, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson |
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| By 1900, ____ people had taken homestead, and ____ had bought land from railroads. |
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| half a million, 2.5 million. |
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| Railroads helped develop the west by _____ing crops, and _____ing cheap land to farmers. |
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| _____ often built houses out of sod and burned corncobs. |
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| The ___ parallel is a north-south dividing line, ____ of which is dry and arid. |
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| Who came up with barbed wire fences? |
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| Who said Agriculture was impossible west of the 100th parallel? |
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| What finally allowed Utah to become a state in 1896? |
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| The Landrush to which state began in 1889? |
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| What were early settlers of Oklahoma called? |
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| When did Oklahoma become a state? |
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| The city was sometimes known as a ____ for failed farmers and miners. |
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| The census bureau announced the end of the frontier in what year? |
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| Name some Western painters and writers. |
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Western writers: Twain, Crane, Parkman
Western Painters: Caitlin, Bierstadt, Remington, Russell |
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| Many farmers lacked ____ skills, and blamed the railroads and banks for their problems. |
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| Some sucessful farmers had ____ acres of land. |
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| _____ currency made it hard to raise prices. |
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| "In god we trusted, in ____ we busted" |
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| Most ____ were in debt in the 1880's/90's. |
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| 25% of farmers were _____ _____ in 1880. |
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| What are some aspects that made farmers very unhappy? |
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| Drought, harmful insects, high taxes on land,tariffs, high prices of railroad shipping especially. |
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| The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was lead by whom? |
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| There were ___ members of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry by 1875. |
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| The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry lost influence after the _____ case of 1886. |
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| Who ran for president in the 1880 election as a Greenbacker, and what % of the vote did he receive? |
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| What people are associated with raise less corn more hell! |
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| Ignatius Donnelly, Mary E. Lease |
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| The NY evening post said we shouldn't admit anymore states until we can civilize what state? |
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| Who was Coxey's army led by, and when was it? |
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| The "protest of the unemployed" went on strike at the white house in 1894. Why were many of them arrested? |
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| Who led the railroad strike at Pullman Co. in 1894 known as the Pullman Strike? |
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| Who urged for troops against the Pullman Strike when Governor Altgeld failed to? |
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| Eugene Debs was sentenced to jail for ____. |
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| Debs:"I am for socialism because I am for ____" |
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| Cleveland lost popularity due to ____. |
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| WJ Bryan supported the use of _____ as currency. |
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| Who was the Republican candidate for the 1896 election? |
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| Bryan, McKinely's opposition, was strong where? |
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| McKinely upheld the gold standard. Without silver, ____ occured. |
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| The ____ _____ tried to stir up excitement in the US. |
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| Who was a missionary who wanted to spread Christianity during this time? |
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| Who wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"? |
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| Theodore Roosevelt wanted the ____ canal. |
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| Secratary of State Blaine wanted the US to take ____. |
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| After a boundary dispute between British Guiana, president Cleveland upheld what that eventually made the British back down? |
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| When was a naval base set in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii? |
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| What group most wanted Hawaii to be annexed? |
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| What Queen of Hawaii favored native Hawaiians in charge? |
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| Cleveland _____ed Hawaii's annexation in 1893 |
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| There was a high level of poverty in _____ in 1895. |
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| In Cuba, what general cruely led Cubans into concentration camps? |
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| ____ and ____ competed for sensational stories and headlines. |
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| What did Hearst say to Remington? |
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| You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war. |
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| Who was the Spanish Minister who supposedly insulted McKinely? |
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| On what date did the Maine explode, and how many Americans were killed? |
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| The US's public opinion after the Maine exploded can be described in what rhyming quote? |
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| Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain! |
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| Many of the US wanted war with _____ after the Maine incident, including what popular politician? |
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| Spain; Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| When McKinely proposed war with Spain and Congress backed him, what did Congress promise for Cuba? |
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| Dewey became a National hero after taking down 10 Spanish ships and killing 400 Spanish with ____ US losses. |
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| Fillipine leader with US soldiers |
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| The annexation of Hawaii was voted for on ____, and Hawiians became US citizans in ____. |
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| The Rough Riders Cavalry was led by _____ |
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| The Spanish fleet got destroyed where? |
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| During the war with Spain, _____ US died from bullets, and _____ died from disease. |
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| Which group fought expansionism? |
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| The Fillipions wanted ____, but Bryan supported _____. |
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| Independence; Takeover of the philippines |
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| The Platt admmendment added to the Cuban Constitution allowed for more what? |
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| US troops left Cuba by what year? |
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| Britain _____ of US expansion/imperialism. Germany ____. |
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| Elihu Root became what in, and founded what in DC? |
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| Secratary of War, War college. |
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| _____ was sent as governor to the Philippines. |
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| Sec of State ____sent an open door note to European countries requesting free trade. |
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| Who was McKinely's VP in the 1900 election |
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| T.Roosevelt was governor of what state? |
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| McKinely was _____ by _____ in 1901. |
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| T.Roosevelt wanted to build a canal using which countries territory who would not comply? |
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| Theodore Roosevelt's canal was completed when? |
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| What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| US would make sure Euro debts were paid. |
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| US marines were sent to Cuba to settle a revolt against Roosevelt's corollary in what year? |
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| Japan attacked Russia where and when? |
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| After T.Roosevelt mediated the Russian-Japan conflict, what award did he win and when? |
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| Root-Takahira agreement of 1908 did what? |
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| Japan/US support Open Door in China, and respect eachother's holdings in the Pacific. |
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