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important sioux leader at battle of lil bighorn against general custer
sitting bull
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paiute reformer who protested to the president about treatment of indians by white americans
sarah winnecmuca
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hull house founder
jane adams
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alliance movement leader who attacked business monopolies
mary lease
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populist politicain who supported free silver and gave cross of gold speech
will bryan
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assassinated after only 4 months as president
james garfield
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vice president who became president after james garfield
chester arthur
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only president whose grandfather was also president
ben harrison
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candidate who stole election from sam tilden
rutherford hayes
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business practice in which a group of companies turn over control of their stock holdings to a common board
trust
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policy that gov put indians into white culture
assimilation
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free flow of money to show off one's wealth is known as
conspicious consumption
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the adaptation of christian principles to social problems
social gospel
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journalism that had its origin in gilded age
yellow journamlism
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policy that attempted to restrict future immigration
nativism
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a busiess practice in which someone bribes public officials for granting certain favors
kickback
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policy that moved indians from their tradtional homes
reservation system
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general who led US soldiers in battle of bighorn
custer
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started the ghost dance movement
wovoka
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a leader of the nez perce tribe
cheif joseph
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apachce leader in NM and ariziona who surrendered
geronimo
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president who allowed the paiute indians to return to their homelands
rutherford hayes
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owned by a large company and operated like a factory
bonanaza farm
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where brokers gathered to buy cattle that had been hered across the country
long drive
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method of steelmaking that led to huge increase in amount of steel
bessemer process
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major railroad lines that went across great plains
trunk lines
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theory that bans private ownership of property
communism
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a business in which shares of stock are sold
corporation
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when 1 company buys other ones producing same product
horizontal integration
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to protect rights to make, use or sell invents, one must receive a
patent
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he invented airbrakes
george westinghouse
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telephone was invented by
alex bell
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what thas little or no compeition
monopoly
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founder of standard oil company
rockerfeller
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who made the knights of labor
terance powderly
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whats a reservations
indian land desgnated by government
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the creek massacare was in
colorado
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leader of cheyenne indians
cheif black kettle
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"the Butcher" who attacked cheyenne indians
john chivington
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battle of little bighorn was in
montana
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the bureau of indian affairs is
once the indians were on the reservations, the government agency was set up to make sure they were treated fairly. this helped keep peace
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the Dawes Act was;
to end tribalities
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the Homestead act gave
160 acres of land to american citizens as long as they were going to live there for 5 yrs n make improvements to the land
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1st state to have land rush and claimed it
oklahoma
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turning over the soil after rain to get the most fertile spoin
dry farming
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used to generate electricy n pump water from ground
windmills
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more durable tool to turn up the soil
plows
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large corporate farms owned by many ppl
bonanza farms
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Vaqueros were
cowboys who were poorly paid n worked 20 hrs a day
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selection of cattle to be taken north
roundups
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the journey north from texas
long drives
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cattle that were bred for slaughter
texas longhorn
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rail stations that shipped the cattle
railheads
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the boomtowns:
- -albilene
- -dodge city
- -wilhita
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boomtowns are towns that
sprang up overnight bc of a certain business
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this train went from antonio to caldwell and abilene
chisholm trail
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annie oakley was called
little sure shot
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mining a stream with a shovel n pan (sifting)
placer mining
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blasting rock from the mountain side
quartz mining
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named for the rich, depositis of silver and cound in nevada
comstock lode
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made and sold clothing to miners
levi strauss
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golden rule stores
james cash penney
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immigrant from bavoria
henry comstock
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early prospector who found silver in nevada
henry comstock
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gold rush boomtowns:
- -sutter's mill: 1st gold strike in CA
- -pikes peak: in colorado
- -VA city: in Nevada
- -Deadwood gulch: south dakota
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transporting timber downstream to the sawmills
log drive
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sec. of state who purchased alaska
william seward
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what was alaska called?
seward's folly
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where was gold found in alaska?
juneau and along yukon territory
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what are the great plains
states from texas to canada
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where was the transcontinental railroad completed at
promontory mts in Utah
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promontory mountains was called
"Golden Spike"
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who drilled nation's 1st oil?
edwin drake
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where did edwin drake drill oil in?
titusville pa
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who invented lubricating cup that fed oil to machines
elijah mccoy
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who presented the mrose code
samuel f.b morse
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morse wired 1st message from
washington to baltimore
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first message from a phone was sent to
thomas watson
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wizard of mbulo park
thomas edison
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thomas edison's achievements;
- -light bulb
- -phonograph
- -movie projector
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who was given credit for idea of dynamo
micahel faraday n joseph henry
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what is dynamo
an eletric generator used to power factories
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robberbarons -
greedy industrial leaders who each dominated the market at during diff. periods
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cornelius vanderbilt -
- -americas first millionaire
- -ferry boat service
- -the commodore
- -railroads later on
- -railroad fortune is the amtrak
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lewis hine -
photographer who took pics of child labor
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active female union organizer for knights of labor
mary ham jones
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founder of the american federation of labor and a cigar maker
sam gompers
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homestead strike was
-carnegie steel complany workers on strike to protest wage cuts
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pullman strike was
pullman refused to lower prices at stores
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gilded age waas period of time
directly after civil war.. a period of political corruption
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politicians were known as
bosses
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political machines -
established to help immigrants in return for voting loyalty
-
4 political bosses;
- -alex shepherd (DC)
- -james pendergast (kansas city, Mo)
- -george plunkitt (NY)
- -tweed (NY)
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cartoonist influences public opinion against t. hall
thomas nast
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one who likes thigns the way they are
standpatters
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jobs are distributed to those who are policially faithful
patronage
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the most corrupt & scandalous president
ulysses grant who was 1st to be arrested, smoked, and completed T.R.R
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populist party was known as the
people's party
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invented elevator -
elisha otis
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the elevator was first seen in
NYC
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what family build the 1st steel cabled bridge
john & washington roebling
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who built first eletric trolley
frank sprague
-
an apartment building designed to house a large amount of ppl
tenement housing
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tenemnent housing nickname:
dumbell apartments
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who designed central park in 1857?
frederick olmstead
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greatest show on earth was -
p.t. barnum's circus
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who invented baseball
abner doubleday
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who organized 1st prof. team, cinncinati red stockings?
aaron champion
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