Modern History Abeka ch 15 & Mystery of History weeks 14-15 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What name did Mark Twain give to the Age of Industry (1865- 1900) & why?

Gilded age, because on the surface, there was prosperity, but under that there was corruption

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What was the last great violent dispute in the West called & what happened?

The Wounded Knee Massacre is when U.S. troops fired on defenseless Sioux after a deaf person didn't understand orders.

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What happened to the prices of crops after the Civil War and why?

Crop prices fell because of a crop surplus from new farming methods and machinery.

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What brought lots of people into Colorado in 1858? What happened there after that?

Gold near Pikes Peak. Most didn't find gold but stayed to farm or ranch.

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What did Joseph Farwell Glidden invent and why was it needed?

The idea of spinning steel strands into barbed wire used for fencing to keep cattle in and out of crop fields.

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What did the Homestead act do and when was it enacted?

It opened the plains for settlement. 160 acres to anyone willing to pay $10 for recording fee and live on & farm the land.

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What was the exodus of 1879?

When thousands of freed slaves moved out west to settle.

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How did the railroad affect the cowboys as they drove their cattle north in the summer to graze?

They could sell their cattle and have them shipped on the railroad.

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Who mostly used the Great Plains from about 1870-1890?

Cowboys or cattle drivers

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Why did many of the new immigrants come to the United States?

to escape religious/ political persecution & economic hardship

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What were the 2 groups of immigrants named in the book & who was in them?

old immigrants (from northwestern Europe from before 1880's)& new immigrants (from southern & Eastern Europe after 1880)

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What was the most famous battle of the Sioux War & what happened?

The Battle of Little Bighorn. Col. Custer's Last Stand failed and all of Custer's men were killed.

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From what 2 places did the people come from to make the cities' population explode?

From farms and from other countries (immigrants)

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