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Farming during the Industrial Revolution

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What was the political party farmers formed?

Populist Party

What was very important to Native American life on the Plains?

Buffalo

What did Native Americans believe about land ownership?

Didn't belong to one person

What is the term that describes when Native Americans became part of white culture?

Assimilation

What was the Dawes Act?

Gave 160 acres of land to Native Americans

What were the two big railroad companies

Union Pacific and Central Pacific

What was the Homestead Act?

Gave 160 acres of land to white settlers

What is a soddy?

Homes settlers built on the prairie out of grass

Why were farmers in debt?

Bonanza farms, railroads, couldn't pay off loans

What caused the Panic of 1893?

Railroads went bankrupt

Who supported the gold standard?

Republicans

Who supported bimetallism?

Farmers and Democrats

Who won the 1897 presidential election?

William McKinley

Why was America able to start the Industrial Revolution?

Natural Resources

What was the process to mass produce steel?

Bessemer Steel Process