Ch. 6 & Ch. 7 Test Review COPY OR ADD TO YOUR ANSWERS SO YOU HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO STUDY FOR YOUR TEST.

Ch. 6 & Ch. 7 Test Review COPY OR ADD TO YOUR ANSWERS SO YOU HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO STUDY FOR YOUR TEST.

1. What caused the first boom in the west?

2. Which group of people developed the open- range system? Mexican vaqueros

3. How did ethnic and economic differences impact various groups in the west? These differences caused major conflict and tensions between the groups.

4. How does the transcontinental railroad impact population in the West? The railroad increased the population.

5. How did the railroads help the western cattle ranchers? Provided a way to transport meat to eastern markets.

6. What pulled thousands of people to the West beginning in the 1850s? The gold rush pulled people to the west hoping to strike it rich.

7. Describe life for typical homesteaders in the late 1800s. Life was hard, lonely, difficult, and dangerous.

8. How do Native Americans view nature? How do white settlers view nature? Native Americans viewed nature as sacred mother earth. White settlers view nature as something to conquer.

9. List methods in which assimilation of the Native Americans was achieved. Dawes Allotment Act, sending children to Indian Schools.

10. Which Native American group has assimilated the most to white settlers ways, but still forced onto reservations? Nez Perces had converted to Christianity, and became settled cattle breeders.

11. Explain how Little Big Horn differed from Wounded Knee. LITTLE BIG HORN A victory for the Indians led by Crazy Horse in which Gen. Custer and his troops were all killed. WOUNDED KNEE The site were fleeing unarmed Indians were killed by US troops.

12. Study the following vocabulary 1. Transcontinental Railroad 2. assimilate 3. reservation 4. Homestead Act 5. open range 6. vigilante 7. Sitting bull

13. Why did the US gov. want to remove Native Americans from western lands, and what strategies did they use to accomplish? The US government wanted to expand into the West. They viewed Indians on the western lands as a threat. The US government encouraged Native Americans to assimilate into American culture so they would not be viewed as competition from the white settlers.

14. How did the government support large mining corporations & why would they provide this kind of support? The government supported large mining companies by providing them with cheap land and approving patents for new inventions that allowed deep underground mining. The wealth and minerals that came from large corporate mining companies helped drive the nation s industrial development.

15. Which president during the Gilded Age was known for his integrity?

16. Which states set maximum rates for shipping as a result of the Granger movement?

17. What were postal banks And which group got them established? Banks to provide farmers with low-interest loans. Established by the Farmer s Alliance.

18. What did the Populist Party want established to raise crop prices? The coinage of free silver

19. What caused the Populist Party to lose its power? The 1896 election of William McKinley

20. Why did farmers oppose the gold standard? They believed it caused prices for their crops to decline.

21. Why did the Coinage Act of 1873 cause protests? The coinage Act stopped the minting of silver coins.

22. Why did Republicans support high tariffs? Tariffs would allow American industry to grow.

23. What caused President Arthur to begin civil service reform? The assassination of President Garfield.

24. Which group of people primarily supported the Populist Party? Farmers

25. How did political parties use the spoils system to become more powerful? The parties would fill important federal positions with party supporters.

26. What were the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties in respect to tariffs and the gold standard? REPUBLICANS Supported high tariff and gold standard DEMOCRATS Wanted lower or no tariff and bimetallism.

27. When the farmers organized in the late 1800s, what demands did they make? More regulations of the railroad (ICC) and grain elevator rates.

28. List the Populist Party s platform. Wanted free silver to raise crop prices for farm goods. Graduated income tax Government regulation of railroad Bank regulations

29. Why were farmer s profits decreasing when farmers increased their crop production? The increase in supply was more than the demand. This creates a surplus which lowers the price.

30. Why was the Farmers Alliance formed in the 1870s? To negotiate lower prices for supplies and to create co-ops to sell goods for higher prices.

31. Study the following vocabulary. Populist Party William McKinley Oliver H. Kelley William Jennings Bryan Farmers Alliances

32. List 3 problems that farmers faced after the Civil War and how farmers organized to address these problems. PROBLEMS Farmers faced low crop prices High farming costs Rising debt EFFECTS Farmers organized the Granger movement Farmers Alliances The Populist Party These groups got the Federal government to implement the ICC to oversee interstate railroad transportation. Educated new farmers on cost effective farming techniques. Wanted Fed. Gov to offer low interest loans to farmers. Organized into co-ops to drive prices up. Populist Party got several state and local leaders elected who worked for the coinage of silver to help raise prices.

33. Which Supreme Court case established separate but equal

34. What methods were used to limit rights of Southern blacks even after the 13 th, 14 th, & 15 th. State legislation (Jim Crow laws) Segregation Voting Polls Grandfather clauses Literacy tests Violence (KKK)