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American History 1860-end of WWI
6 chapters of am. history 3 (midterm)
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11th Grade
01/15/2010

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Little Big Horn
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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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Sand Creek Massacre
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700 troops slaughtered bet'w 125&500 Cheyenne who were raising the white flag
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Wounded Knee
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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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homesteaders
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those who started farming the plains
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bonanza farms
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small family farms with single crops replaced with these large farms
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"Cross of Gold" Speech
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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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William Bryant
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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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"Populism's Legacy"?!
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even though populism died, the ideals of it lived on through progressivism
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NO
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did populists want tariffs?
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inflated
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did populists want inflated or deflated prices?
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bimetallic standard
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currency of gold and silver coins/ notes that could be traded in for which
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YES
Definition
did populists want unlimited minting of silver?
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the gilded age
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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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The Pendleton Act
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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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subsidies
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payments from the govt to encourage business developement
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Chester Arthur
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he pushed for the Pendleton Service Act
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tenements
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multi-family buildings with people packed in; dirty and over crowded :(
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slums
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dirty, overcrowded tenements often turned into these
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"dumbbell"
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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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pogroms
Definition
violent massacres of Jews in Russia
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steerage
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the cheapest part of a ship; POOR CONDITIONS
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physical exams
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what were required among entry to Ellis Island?
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joined relatives
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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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ghettos
Definition
places where one ethnic group dominated
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asian immigrants
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which immigrants experienced the highest amt. of discrimination?
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railroads
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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
Definition
"Ellis Island of the West"
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Gentleman's Agreement
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the official agreement to stop Japanese immigration
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search for farm work
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why mexicans came here
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political machine
Definition
an unofficial city organization designed to keep a particular party or group in power; headed by a "boss"
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graft
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the use of one's job the gain profit
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"the boss"
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"he" handpicked people to run for office and helped them win
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settlement house
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a kind of community center, eventually offering social servicecs
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the settlement movement
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when thousands of men and women put the social gospel into practice in an innovative reform
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a few years
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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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Booker T. Washington
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believed that to succeed in American society, blacks should focus on vocational skills, not political equality
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WEB Du Bois
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wanted highly educated blacks to lead their people toward political and social equality and civil rights
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yellow journalism
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details of vice, scandal and murder to sell newspapers
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yellow journalism
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usually told exaggerated stories or made up stories, intruded private lives
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poll tax
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because of this, blacks had to pay to vote
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