Who were the exodusters?

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What marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?	The massacre at Wounded Knee.
Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?	White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.
Which of the following happened first? Treaty of Fort Laramie, death of Sitting Bull, Sand Creek Massacre, massacre at Wounded Knee.	The Sand Creek Massacre
Which of the following was not central to the life and cultures of the Plains Indians in the 1800s? Horse, buffalo, extended family, land ownership	Land Ownership
Who were the exodusters?	Former slaves from the south who settled on the Great Plains
Why did the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?	Most of it was taken by people seeking profit.
Which of the following was most responsible for ending the era of the wide-open western frontier? Railroad, barbed wire, sheep ranching, bonanza farming.	Barbed Wire
Why did the Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?	It would put more money into circulation
Which of the following did not intensify the debts that Plains farmers had in the late 1800s? Inflation, falling prices, tight money supply, shrinking supply of farmland.	Tight Money Supply
Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism? Panic of 1893, founding of the Grange, “Cross of Gold” speech, election of McKinley	Election of McKinley
Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to build their factories from rivers? Electricity, steel beams, railroads, telephone.	Electricity
Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?	The town was run by a company.
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage? Hard work, industrialization, government regulation, accumulation of wealth	Government Regulation
In which way did 146 female workers die in a fire?	The Triangle ShirtWaist Factory. Leaped from the ninth floor windows of the factory to the pavement below.
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?	They were workers used to break strikes
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the late 1800s?	Steel Skeleton and Elevators
Why did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?	Competition
Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?	Delegates from the Western Federation of Mines
Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire? Imprisonment of company officials, Sherman Antitrust Act, equal pay for men and women, changed in labor laws for women and children	Changes in labor laws for women and children
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?	To control shipping costs among states, and not have them set by each state the goods passed through.

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