The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

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Chapter Twenty-Six

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

1865-1896

1. Describe the relationship between Native Americans and the UShad prior to the Civil War.

1. List important provisions of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851.

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Description of Conflict / Consequence of Conflict (Native Americans vs.US relations)
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle at Wounded Knee

4. List three generalizations of what led to the rapid decline of Native Americans during the 19th century.

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5. Describe the message found in Helen Hunt Jackson’s book A Century of Dishonor.

6. What were theintentionsof the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887? What long term negative impact did the Dawes Act have on Native Americans?

7. Describe the prominent role that the mining industry played on the development of theUnited States.

8. Explain the significance of the Comstock Lode.

9. Explain the relationship of each of the following terms to one another: Railroads, Long Drives, Cowboys, and OpenRange.

10. What impact did Joseph Glidden’s invention of Barbed Wire have on the Ranching industry?

11. Explain how each of the following terms led to the development of the West.

-Homestead Act of 1862

-Railroad Industry

12. Explain the overall message expressed in the “Turner Thesis.”

13. Describe the living conditions and obstacles faced by inhabitants living in the West.

14. Explain the “safety valve” theory. To what extent is this theory justifiable?

15. Provide three changes that took place that transformed the agriculture industry.

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16. List four factors that led to increasing debt for farmers during the 19th century.

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17. What were the goals and extent of success for the following organizations and political parties?

-National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry (Oliver Kelley)

-Greenback Labor Party (James Weaver)

-Farmers’ Alliance (and Mary Elizabeth Lease)

18. List five platforms of the Populist Party (founded in 1892)?

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19. What was the purpose for Coxey’s Army protest march? What was the outcome of the march?

20. Explain the goals and the consequences of the Pullman Strike led by Eugene Debs.

21. Explain the significance of the Cross of Gold Speech.

22. 1896 Presidential Election

Party / #Electoral Votes / # Popular Votes
William McKinley
William JenningsBryan

Generalizations on why McKinley won:

23. Explain the significance of the Dingley Tariff Act.