Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread
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dinner and the issue of upgrading these working conditions quickly came to the forefront of American reforms. The movement towards organized labor from 1875-1900 was unsuccessful in improving the position of workers because of the initial failure of strikes‚ the inherent feeling of superiority of employers over employees and the lack of governmental support. Since there was no groundwork to rationalize and show examples of the success of organized labor‚ it was nearly impossible to make it work at this
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position of the working classdue to the failure of strikes‚ the inherent feeling of employee inferiority and the lack of governmentsupport.The labor unions drew attention to the status of the American worker and made an issue of whathad been mostly ignored such as the use of child labor and the general plight of workers whose wagesstagnated or fell while prices for the most basic goods continued to climb. Not soon after labor unions began to strike and cause havoc. In the 1860’s‚ the National Labor
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businesses and those who supplied the labor for them. In the novel In Dubious Battle‚ John Steinbeck focuses on a strike set in the California apple country. Albeit historical fiction‚ the novel holds true as it represents the countless times ownership has exploited its workers in the avaricious attempt to secure additional revenues. As well‚ the novel examines the inner workings of a strike and the difficulties that went along with running one. A lack of resources‚ clearly defined goals‚ and in-fighting
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US History Midterm Study Guide General Government: 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? 2. Explain the roles of the three branches of the US government play? 3. Explain the political concept of Federalism 4. Be able to differentiate between Dual Federalism & Cooperative Federalism (cake?) 5. What purpose does the Bill of Rights serve? 6. Identify the two houses of Congress and the term length of each. 7. What percentage of Congress has to vote to override a veto
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American who lived during the 19th century. Carnegie was an industrialist who played a pivotal role in the expansion of the American steel industry. Although he sometimes used methods that hurt the people to make profit ‚ Carnegie contributed to America’s growth as a nation economically because he connected different parts of America by building bridges and railroads and he helped cities to grow by building modern structures such as skyscrapers. Carnegie was born in
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APUSH - Cornwell FEB 16-24‚ 2011 1. INDUSTRIAL AMERICA in the LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY • Corporate consolidation of industry • Effects of technological development on the worker and workplace • Labor and unions • National politics and influence of corporate power • Migration and immigration: changing face of the nation • Proponents and opponents of the new order (e.g. “Social Darwinism and Social Gospel”) AMSCO pp. 333-347 (CH 17) EV pp. 543-573 (CH 18) ESSENTIAL
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Bessemer and Open-Hearth Steel. Pittsburgh‚ PA‚ 1903. Print. Wall‚ Joseph F. Andrew Carnegie. United States: Oxford UP‚ 1970. Print. Winkler‚ John K. Incredible Carnegie. New York‚ NY: Vanguard‚ 1931. Print. Wolff‚ Leon. Lockout Story of the Homestead Strike in 1892. New York‚ NY: Harper and Row‚ 1965. Print
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Chris Schiller Mr. Fisher History 7-2 April 3‚ 2013 Carnegie and Frick Essay During America’s Gilded Age‚ several industrial giants influenced the economic and political destiny of America with their wealth and power. Among these were Andrew Carnegie‚ immigrant steel tycoon of Pittsburgh and one of the richest Americans ever‚ and Henry Clay Frick‚ who built Pittsburgh’s coke industry and created one of the grandest private art collections ever in his New York mansion. These two men had tremendous
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obstacles i n his way. Many people say that he is a “self-made man” because he was not born into wealth he rose to it. The bad things that people had to say about him mostly came from the actions he did or did not take during the time of the 1892 Homestead Strike. Many people thought that even though he did want his employees to save their jobs by joining the union he still took part in locking out workers and discouraging them by using thugs to scare the people who were on
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