of the frontier was achieved by 3 groups: miners‚ cattleman and cowboys‚ and farmers. a. The Mining Frontier: California gold rush in 1848 started the beginning of a quest for gold and silver that extended into the 20th century. Gold and silver strikes in Utah‚ Nevada‚ Idaho‚ Montana‚ Arizona‚ and South Dakota kept people coming West. 100‚000 miners came to Colorado in 1859 when gold was discovered near Pike’s Peak. The Comstock Lode (over $340 million in gold and silver in Nevada by 1890) brought
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large numbers of unemployed workers around? 11. What evidence exists that the Knights of Labor recruited women? Blacks? 12. What was the major tactical disagreement between the AFL and the Knights in 1886? 13. How did business respond when the 1886 strike for the eight-hour day successfully paralyzed most of the industries in Chicago? 14. Which would be the most accurate way to describe the events and their aftermath that occurred on the evening on May 4‚ 1886? Defend your choice. a. The Haymarket
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a period of three days‚ that is‚ from July first to the third‚ 1863. The battle is named after Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania where it took place. What began as meeting engagement soon exploded into an all-out war fought by over 170‚ 000 soldiers (Drake‚ 1892). The battle is a significant part of American history as it marked a turning point in the long fought civil war and the fate of the United States. Also‚ the war resulted in one of the largest casualties in the entire civil war‚ as two of the most
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US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified
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unique history‚ but Wyoming’s has its up and downs and from the past few months I have realized that Wyoming has benefited from its history. Transportation became a huge part of Wyoming’s history when people from the East wanted to travel west to homestead. The Gold Stage Line was proposed and approved in 1848. This stage line followed the Oregon
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1. Sitting Bull- Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies 2. George A. Custer- United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. 3. Chief Joseph- Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. 4. Geronimo- Apache leader who fought U.S. soldiers to keep his land 5. Helen Hunt Jackson- a writer. Author of the 1881 book
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change would come about. Ida B. Wells told the truth in a way that made many whites uncomfortable‚ addressing lynching and other racially motivated atrocities directly and proposing that African Americans collectively leverage economic power through strikes and boycotts‚ and individually protect themselves from lynches with weapons. In contrast‚ Washington was more conciliatory‚ appealing to whites to give African Americans the opportunity to prove their technical capacity and participate alongside whites
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“In 1885‚ 2‚500 women members of the Knights of Labor endured a six-month strike marked by violence in Yonkers‚ New York‚ at a mill where they worked as carpet weavers” (Lindsey‚ 2011‚ pg. 121). Soon after this setback that lead to this strike‚ women soon profound their independence through the help of The International Ladies Garment Workers Union; and was then given better working conditions within their
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Ben Weiss September 3‚ 2013/ Period D Unit 1‚ Essay 1 The Robber Barons versus the Captains of Industry American industry was on the rise during the Gilded Age. Many different historians have believed that these Americans were either Captains of Industry or portrayed as a Robber Baron. In this time period‚ a Robber Baron was an industrialist who took advantage of one’s wealth and used it to gain power. A Captain of Industry was seen as a hero to the Americans with a “rag to riches” story.
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in the riot‚ viciously waving signs proclaiming‚ “We want to go to school!” Threateningly‚ the mob surrounded the affluent home of a local cotton mill owner‚ a man who dared to hire Irish immigrants as a replacement for the mill workers who were on strike. Torrents of authorities came rushing in‚ pointing guns and arresting violent participants. Rapidly‚ the crowd diffused‚ leaving only a few mumbling men with the weight of the world on their shoulders‚ wondering how they
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