AMERICAN HISTORY QUIZ
What term was given to the area the Indians could live?
"As long as the water runs"
What was the FEDERAL ELECTION BILL?
Also known as the FORCE BILL A bill introduced to protect black voting rights in the south Aimed to station troops in the South Defeated in the Senate
What was special about PIKES PEAK COUNTY?
An area in Colorado where gold and silver was discovered Wanted to ensure Indians were removed at here so Americans could have the resources
Which person supported blacks and then betrayed them?
Tom Weston
What was the assimilation of the Indians?
Trying to remove any sign of Indian culture - indoctrinate away from their old cultures. Education, land policy and federal laws
When was the League of Protection of Families formed?
1896
When was the Spanish American War?
1898-9
In 1900, how many Indians were in the West?
200,000
What were the Buffalo Soldiers?
2000 African American cavalry men Named by white military because of their hair
What rewards did the Bufalo soldiers recieve?
26 certificates of merits and 5 congressional awards
What was Coxeys Army?
300 people left Massilion Ohio led by General Jacob S Coxey Demanding $500 million for road building program to help the unemployed
Which cavalry's had black people in them?
9th and 10th cavalry
Where did the 9th & 10th Calvarys fight during the Spanish American War?
9th: San Juan Hill, Cuba 10th: Santiago Cuba
What bill was called THE FORCE BILL?
A bill defeated in the Senate - The Federal Election Bill Aimed to protect black voting rights
What was THE NESO POLICY?
A policy of concentration Assign boundaries to each tribe to leave Americans with more space.
How did miners strike?
APRIL 1894 Mobs igniting mine shafts, coal trucks, defying state militia Causing chaos by stopping flow of coal
What was THE SHERMAN ANTI TRUST ACT (1890)?
Aimed to restrict trusts Penalties for violations including fines and imprisonments
What did the INDIAN REMOVAL ACT do?
Allowed federal government to legally tell Indians to move Allowing for the move and expansion westwards
What did the Supreme Court do about strikes in 1895?
Court injunction would be allowed on future labor disputes Gave businesses and governments an effective anti-labor technique
What strike group called for government to help the unemployed with a road building program?
Coxeys Army - Easter 1894
Which act divided up land into plots to be distributed among Indians?
DAWES SEVERALTY ACT - 1887
What was Custers Last Stand
June 25 1876 Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and the 7th Cavalry charged into battle against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians.
Who was Benjamin Pitch Fork Tillman?
Senator of South Carolina Against President Harrison
What happened with mines in April 1894?
Strikes with mine workers in Midwest and Pennsylvania creating chaos due to coal shortage
When was the THE DAWES SEVERALTY ACT
1887
When was the Pullman Strike?
Summer 1894
What was the Pullman strike?
1894 Strike involving Pullman Company - against high rent, poor wages and layoffs ARU joined - paralyzing Western nation Lack of coal grain and life stock Return of class warfare
When did the Supreme court make legislation affecting strikes?
1895
How much were the Cavalry regiments paid?
13$ a month plus room and board
Other than Coxey's Army what strikes were happening prior to Easter 1894?
1400 strikes involving more than 1/2 a million workers
How many black soldiers were in the union army?
180,000
When did the INDIAN REMOVAL ACT occur?
1830
When were the Black Soldiers authorized by Congress?
1865
When was the GREAT SIOUX WAR?
1865-67
When was THE PEACE COMMISSION?
1867
When was the Pendleton Act passed?
1883
When was the Colored Farmers Alliance formed?
1886
Who was involved in the Red River War - 1874-75?
Apache and Texas
How did Americans try to end tribal life?
Assimilation in 1880s - try to remove any sign of Indian culture
What was the purpose of the Black Hills Gold Rush - 1875
Attempting to remove Indians from the wealthy hills where gold was located
How was the Southern Alliance formed?
Began in Texas in 1876 Leadership taken over in 1886 - Dr. Charles W Macune
What is meant by "THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT"
Between 1815-60 Area dominated by Indians Lacked rainfall and crops Americans would want to expand into this area
What did congress authorize in 1865?
Black soldiers
What was the FIRST WAR between Native Americans?
CHEYENEE & ARAPALIA Indian Chief Black Kettle - outstanding Massacre of Colonel John M Chivington & his Americans
What did the newly formed LEAGUE OF THE PROTECTION OF FAMILIES (1896) call for?
Children to leave the factories and enter the classrooms - compulsory education
Who was involved in the FINAL BATTLE ON THE PLAINS
Clash of Kiowa and Comanche Tribes
Who was massacred in THE FIRST WAR WITH CHEYENEE & ARAPALIA
Colonel John M Chivington & his Americans
What happened in the election of 1884
Democratic Grover Clevelend defeated the Republican nominee James G Blaine
Who was Grover Cleveland?
Democratic governor of New York - elected as president in 1884.
What was THE DAWES SEVERALTY ACT (1887)
Divided tribal land into small plots to give to members of tribes 160 acres to each family head 80 acres to single adults 40 acres to children American citizenship granted to Indians 47 million acres of land to Indians 90 million acres of land sold to white settlers
When was Coxey's Army striking?
Easter 1894
What did HORRACE GREELY do?
Editor of New York Tribune Encouraged unemployed to go West due to lack of space in North East Believed taking over Indian lands and moving west was the way forward
Who became particularly popular with labor unions after the strikes?
Eugene V Debs: head of the ARU
What song was a hit in 1905?
Everyone Works But Father
What caused the Spanish American War (1898-99)
Explosion and Sinking of Maine in February 1898. Havana Harbor Cuba
What were the "5 CIVILIZED TRIBES"
Five tribes moved by the Indian removal act: The Cherokee (Ga.), Creek (Ga./Al.), Choctaw (Mississippi), Seminole (Fl.) & Chickasaw Indians
What tribes were native to the west?
Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Chinook, Shast, Sioux, Comanche, Blackfist, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, Pawnee, Kiowa, Uke
How were native American tribes organized?
In bands - groups of 1000/2000 Divided labor by gender
Who was William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody?
Killed millions of buffalo, took place in wild west shows.
What do we know about the 9th Cavalry?
Leader Colonel Edward Hatch Captured Geronimo - Apache Indian Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Who was Dr. Charles W Macune?
Leader of the Southern Alliance - took over leadership in 1886
What do we know about the 10th Cavalry?
Led by Benjamin H Grierson Head quarters - Fort Riley - Kansas
What areas did miners strike in 1894?
Midwest and Pennsylvania ;
What is meant by the extermination of the Buffalo?
Millions of buffalo were killed for sport and entertainment William F Buffalo Bill Cody
What had the Southern alliance achieved by 1890?
More than a million members and branches in every southern state
How was the west viewed to Americans in the North?
One Big Reservation - an area they could take from the Indians whenever they pleased
What was decided in the 1867 PEACE COMMISSION
Permanent solution on Indians Small reservations - two areas to hold Indians Black Hills: Dakota Territory Oklahoma
Why did the Pullman strike end?
President Cleveland enforced action - court injunction Strike too detrimental to economy and mail - West paralyzed
Why did miners want to strike in April 1894?
Pressure for reform. Wage reductions. Needed government help for unemployed
Why were farmers concerned in the 1880s?
Prices of product decreasing Trains becoming more expensive
Which strike involved the American Railway Union?
Pullman Strike - 1894
What was the McKinley Tariff Act (1890)
Raised tariff duties by 4%
Who was Tom Weston?
Ran for Ga. Legislature in 1882. Colored votes essential to his victory Tried to get white and black farmers on his side - turn them against current govt. Went on to betray blacks
What was THE GREAT SIOUX WAR: 1865-67 caused by?
Reaction to the Bozeman Trail - was allowing too many non Indian people into the area
Who were the KEY PEOPLE IN THE GREAT SIOUX WAR: 1865-67?
Red Cloud - Sioux Chief Captain William J Fetterman - slaughtered American
What was the Pendleton Act of 1883?
Reform civil service Commission for competitive exams Appoint office holders based on merit Outlawed forced political contributions
Who did Democratic Grover Cleveland replace as president in 1884?
Republican James G Blaine of Maine
What was THE SHERMANS SILVER PURCHASE ACT (1890)
Resolve controversy over silver coinage US Treasury to purchase 4.5 million ounces of silver Print New Money Legal Tender in treasury notes
How did conservative democrats get the votes of blacks?
Round up black workers like cattle and make them vote Democrats against their will
What act aimed to reform taxes?
THE MCKINLEY TARIFF
What act tried to make trusts illegal?
THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT - 1890
What was the nickname of the 1890 Republican Congress?
The Billion Dollar Congress
What was the Southern Alliances black parallel?
The Colored Farmers Alliance - 1886
What act aimed to reform civil service?
The Pendleton Act - 1883
What happened in the July 1895?
The Pullman Strike with the ARU
Who was Benjamin Harris?
The Republican nominee that defeated Clevelend in 1888 elections. Had less popular votes but more electoral college
Who dominated politics after 1888 election?
The Republicans - they had the presidency as well as both houses of Congress
What happened in the Election of 1888?
The Republicans became dominant in politics - Benjamin Harris defeated Cleveland and Republicans dominated both houses of congress
What happened in 1890 ELECTIONS?
The Republicans were crushed Lost 78 seats in the House Political veterans defeated - new leaders in the South
What were the buffalo soldiers with 24th and 25th infantry known as?
The Smoked Yankees
What was The Industrial Union also known as?
The Southern Alliance
What were the 2 main organizations for farmers in 1880s?
The Southern Alliance (The Industrial Union) The National Farmers Alliance
Where were the buffalo soldiers involved?
The Western Frontier: 1867-90 The Civil War
Who were the smoked yankees?
The buffalo soldiers and 24th and 25th infantries
What was the Colored Farmers Alliance?
The parallel to the Southern Alliance for black farmers
What was the Southern Alliances view on Black members?
They could not join the Southern Alliance - they must join their own parallel group
What was the impact of women in 1896?
They formed the League for the Protection of Families Middle class women in particular taking over, working and wanting children to receive an education
Who became speaker of the House in 1888?
Thomas B Reid
What were Wagon Trails?
Ways of getting to the west Overland trails to California and Oregon. Took approximately 6 months
Where did assimilation take place?
education, land policy and federal laws Carlisle Indian School - Pennsylvania
