US History Gilded Age/Wild West

Robert G Fitzgerald

school teacher who got sent a letter from the KKK threatening him to quit his job.

Ku Klux Klan formed….

at the end of the civil war

why was the KKK formed

in response to newly established rights gained by African Americans

what did the KKK believe in

white supremacy, black was not equal to white and should not enjoy the same rights

who was the KKK composed of

former Confederate soldiers, poor white farmers, and white southerners

how did the KKK achieve their goals

used intimidation through threats and violence

who did the KKK blame the end of slavery on?

the republican party

Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

law passed by congress in attempt to suppress violent activities of the KKK

who is the founder of the KKK

Nathan Bedford Forrest

when was the KKK founded

December 1865

Cyrus Guy

lynched December 2, 1869

how were lynched bodies handled?

decomposition, target practice, burning

who buried Cyrus guy?

James Marion McCracken, a coffin maker

Page Wallace

accused of raping an African American woman

why did the KKK decline?

the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

when did the KKK resurge?

after World War I

how many total waves were there of the KKK?

4

vaquero

cowboy

Zapata, Texas

a site near the Rio Grande River where the Uribe family started a successful ranch called El Uribeno

1832, Texas is…

NOT part of the US yet.

Uribe started a

freight business to send cattle using trains from Texas up to the Midwest

by the 1880’s, cattle ranching was difficult because

farmers used new barbed wire fencing to close off their farms

construction on the Transcontinental Railroad begins in

1862

what is going on in 1862

Civil War

what does Civil War allow for

immigrant populations to make up majority of the workforce

who were most of the immigrants

Irish and Chinese

Jow Kee

renamed “Jim King”. creates Jim King Company

what happened once the railroad was built?

no need for immigrant laborers

what did the construction of the railroad lead to

Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 which ended Chinese immigration

Homestead Act

1862 gave 160 acres of land to people who pledged to improve the land

African Americans who left were called

exodusters

Sand Creek Massacre

On November 29, 1864, U.S. soldiers attacked a peaceful group of Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans in Colorado, killing many, including women and children.

Battle of Little Bighorn

a significant battle where Native Americans defeated U.S. Forces

Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

aimed to assimilate Natives by allowing them individual plots of land and granting U.S. citizenship

The Ghost Dances 1890

spiritual movement among Natives seeking to restore their culture

Wounded Knee Massacre

The killing of over 150 Native Americans, including women and children, by U.S. troops in 1890.

Lost Bird

Lakota infant who was adopted by a white family

assimilation

changing of culture and replacement with a new culture

William Frederick Cody

Buffalo Bill

issues with Buffalo Bill

inaccurate portrayal of Natives, all cowboys were white

gilded

thinly covered in gold

gilded age

a period of serious problems masked by economic growth

factors of industrialization

natural resources, workforce, free enterprise, limited government involvement.

laisses-faire

limited government involvement (hands-off)

patent

grant from government gives a person exclusive right to develop and sell for a period of time

alexander graham bell

invented telephone in 1876 and created secretary job for women

thomas edison

invented light bulb and General Electric Company

george westinghouse

developed technology to send electricity over long distances

Bessemer Process

efficient/cheaper way to make stronger steel

corporations

group of people share ownership of business, less risky

monopolies

a single company controls an entire product

trust

a way of merging businesses together

J.P. Morgan

most powerful and influential financial banker who created holding companies

how did J.P. Morgan get rich

he bought out another company’s stock and by 1900, he owned half of the railroad mileage

Cornelius Vanderblit

made money in steamships then railroads, made trains safer and standardized track size

John D. Rockefeller

founder of Standard Oil Company. controlled 90% of oil market in U.S.

Horizontal Integration

cutting out competition

how is culture reimagined?

immigrant culture blends with American culture. they adapt to life in the U.S. and create new identities

how is culture ignored?

through policies like the Dawes Act which was an attempt to assimilate Native Americans into American society

how is culture retained?

people continued to preserve native languages and cultural practices, which is how we still have different cultures today

how is culture restored?

through events like the Ghost Dance of 1890, where Native Americans used spiritual movement seeking to restore their culture.