Review for Final Exam March 2012 Pt2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What were the South's advantages in the Civil War? | The North had to invade the south, so the south was able to prepare; the south had a good military and good military leaders. |
| What were the North's advantages in the Civil War? | The North had a big population, and industrialization. |
| Explain the Reconstruction Amendments | 13th-Abolished Slavery, 14th-Including a redefinition of citizenship, the privileges of Immunities Clause, Due Process, and Equal Protection Clause, 15th-Granted voting rights regardless of your race. |
| 1861-1865 | In 1861 the confederacy is formed, and the civil war begins. In the year 1863 the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg takes place. In 1864 Maximillion of Austria becomes emperor of Mexico. In 1865 the Civil war ends, President Lincoln is assassinated, and Andrew Johnson becomes president. |
| Dawes Act | A law, enacted in 1887 that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners. |
| Assimilation | A minority group's adoption of the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture. |
| Chisholm Trail | The major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas. |
| Homestead Act | Provided 160 acres in the west to any citizen or intended citizens who were head of household and would cultivate the land for five years. |
| Morrill Act | Laws enacted in 1862 and 1890 to help create agricultural colleges by giving federal land to states. |
| Vertical Integration | A company's taking over its suppliers and distributors and transportation systems to gain total control over the quality and cost of its product. |
| Oliver Hudson Kelley | He is considered the "Father" of "The Grange." |
| William Jennings Bryan | An American politician. |
| Wounded Knee | massacre is considered the ending of the "Free Indian" in 1890. |
| Life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800 | The Farmers had a decrease in profit, they were going through a rough time. |
| Why did plains farms support bimetallism? | Farmers supported bimetallism because the U.S. farming industry saw its profits grow as crops such as corn commanded more money on the market. |
| Significance of the election of Wm. McKinley | Tariffs were set at an all time high. |
| What book did Frank Baum write and why was it important? | Baum wrote the Wizard of Oz. It was an important book because it was a political allegory of populism and bimetallism. |
| Explain Turner's thesis | It explained how the frontier lead to a composite nationality. |
| What was the long drive? | was the moving of cattle over trails to a shipping center. |
| Goal of the Interstate Commerce Act | A law, enacted in 1887, that established the federal government's right to supervise railroad activities and created a five member Interstate Commerce Commission to do so. |
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