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Ch. 7 Terms

America: Pathways to the Present, Modern American History ©2005

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HOMESTEAD ACT President Lincoln; Small fee settlers could have 160 acres of land-1/4 mi. sq.-; United States; Profit and cheap land; 21yrs old, USA citizen, live on the land for 5yrs; 372,000 farms
DONTATION LAND ACT Congress; called for surveying of west; 1850; USA; to scout out land for cities; sets up grids to have cities and hand out land
MORRIL LAND GRANT ACT Congress; Gov. gave millions of acres of west lands, which states could sell to raise money of mechanical and agricultureal arts; 1862; USA; agricultural and mechanical arts; sell to bankers and land speculators; sell for profit
GENERAL ALLOTMENT ACT Federal Gov, Native Americans; takes & Surveyed and divide and could get full ownership if lived on 25 yrs and kids went to english schools; 1887; USA; distroy native communication; lived close together; younger kids lost native language
TREATY OF OLYMPIA Isaac Stevens, Native Americans; Stevens in a meeting tells Natives, "Sign now tell later." Qunault signs; 1856; Washington State; Natives say thats not right; cant issue a treaty with out giving reasons; Chehalis left and so did other tribes
WILLIAM J. BRYAN Democrat Populist; in Chicago gave the ross of Gold Speech then became presidental canidate against McKinley; 1896; USA; emotional plea over silver; with majority vote still lost because of popular cities
EXECUTIVE ORDER TRIBES Chehalis tribe; Executive order decides where tribes will be placed; 1864; Washington State; Would'nt deal with Stevens; didnt sign the Olympia treaty; Chehalis still has the same reservation
DRY FARMING Farmers; Practiced water conservation techniques; 1860s-1900; West USA; allows cultivation of arid land; by using drought-resistant crops and various techniques to minimize evaporation; able to plant in and west
BOLDT DECISION Judge Boldt; Native Americans and US Citizens share fish 500-500; 1874; Washingotn State; case of if natives get too much vs not enough fish; ruled to natives
TREATY OF MEDICINE CREEK Native Americans; Natives are a soverign nation with reserved rights; 1867; reserve rights to natives; signed treaty; still exists; Washington state
BONANZA FARMS Farmers; operations controlled by large businesses managed by professionals and raising massive quantities of single cash crops; 1870s-1900; USA; new farming technologies oversupply; oversupply then demand; prices dropped
BIMETALLIC STANDARD USA; currency consisted of gold or silver or US treasury notes that could be traded in for gold or sliver; 1873; USA; economic panic; congress put US curency on gold standard
RESERVATIONS Native Americans, Federal Gov; Federal lands set aside for Native Americans; 1860-1900; USA; wanted to control natives; treaties; reservations exsist
NAVAJO LONG WALK Navajos; traveled from Arizona to New Mexico on a reservation, 300mi; 1860s-1890s; Arizona & New Mexico; Kit Carson led them; Force; Many died
TUNERS FRONTIER THESIS Fredrick Jackson Turner; frontier had played a key role in forming USA character; 1893; USA; effects individual efforts; downs Natives, federal subsides and business investments
INDIAN COUNTRY Native Americans; A name for reservations; 1860-1900; USA; Federal Gov. proposes; treates or executive order; Indian Country is sovreign
ASSIMILATION Captain Richard H. Pratt; process of by which 1 society becomes a part of another, more dominate society by adopting its culture; 1879; PA; children of Natives sent ot school to be taught "as Americans"; coaxing, tricks, or force; ruins native culture
POPULISTS USA (south); People's Party advocate a larger money supply and other economic reform; 1891; USA; wants radical changes; developed populism
GRANGE Oliver H Kelley; Helped farmers form cooperatives, through which they brought goods in large quantities at lower prices; 1866; USA southern farms; regulate businesses; Partrons of Busbandry
2ND GREAT AWAKENING USA; religous movemetns; 1800s; USA; influencial change; traveling minsters; religion travels
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