APUSH Period 6

Who would’ve most likely been against the National Grange Movement?

The Frontier

How did the development of railroads out west impact American Indians?

Increasing armed conflict w/ US citizens and threatening traditional ways of life

What was the purpose behind the Daves Act of 1887?

Assimilate American Indians into mainstream American culture

Why was the Ghost Dance Movement created?

American Indians were experiencing distress over the loss of land and autonomy

What was the purpose behind the New South Movement?

Increase industries in the South

During the Reconstruction, African Americans typically supported which party?

Republican

What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Legalized “separate but equal”

How did WEB DuBois differ from Booker T. Washington?

Advocated for immediate civil rights and higher education for African Americans

What was the overall message in Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise speech?

African American progress and self-help through vocational training and economic advancement

What led to the development of the transcontinental railroad out west?

Federal support, subsidies that’d give money, and land from the government

The desire of American businesses to control supplies of raw materials led to the development of…

Vertical integration

Why were children often hired to work in factories?

They provided cheap labor

Why were labor unions formed during the Gilded Age?

To combat the unfair treatment and working conditions in factories

Which labor union advocated “bread and butter” unionism by promoting better pay, 8 hour workdays, and better working conditions?

American Federation of Labor

What led to the increase of immigration in the US?

The US becoming an industrial society

African Americans who fled the Reconstruction South to go to the west were called…

Exodusters

What was often used as a justification for the wealth and success of individuals like Vanderbilt?

Social Darwinism

Jane Addams Hull House was developed to provide social services primarily to…

Immigrants

The development of white collar jobs, better pay, and more time for leisure were characteristics of the….

Development of the middle class

What was the overall message in Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth?

It was the wealthy’s God-given duty to give back to society to help those less fortunate and promote the welfare of the community.

The Post-Civil War Republican Party generally favored…

Northern industrial interestsand supported high tariffs to protect American businesses.

What was the purpose behind William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech?

Proposed the universal adoption of the gold standard and criticized the effects of the gold-backed dollar on struggling farmers and laborers.