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Reconstruction and Expansion

Describe the major changes brought about by the Civil War regarding: (pgs.189-190)

a) politics

 

 

b) economics

 

 

What was the most significant blow to tribal life on the plains ? (pg.220)

 

 

What was the significance of barbed wire in transforming the open plains ? (pg.227)

 

 

Explain the impact of the railroad on westward development ? (pgs.230-231)

 

 

5. Explain the main economic and political goals of the Populist party ? (pg.237)

a) economic

 

 

b) political

 

 

Describe the role of women in the homesteading process. (pg.232)

 

 

Describe how the railroads took advantage of the western farmers. (pg.234)

 

 

Why did the farmers think that an increased money supply (cheap money) would help solve their economic problems ? (pgs.235-236)

 

 

Who were the "gold bugs" and "silverites", what did each of them want, and why ? (pg.238)

a) gold bugs -

 

 

b) silverites -

 

 

What was the main message of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech ? (pgs.238-239)

 

 

Explain or identify:

Andrew Johnson (pg.193-194)

 

Radical Republicans(pg.193-194)

 

Ku Klux Klan (pg.199)

 

Homestead Act (pg.216)

 

Sand Creek Massacre (pg.217)

 

Sitting Bull (pg.218)

 

George A. Custer (pg.219)

 

assimilation (pg.219)

 

Battle of Wounded Knee (pg.221)