Post Civil War
Across
- 6. Signed by Lincoln in 1862 this was for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land meeting certain conditions
- 8. A way of getting around anti monopoly laws
- 11. This was setup to provide 160 acres to Indian Families so they could become self sufficient
- 13. Colonel John Chivington took his chance here(?) and killed up to 500 Cheyenne Indians with his force of 700
- 14. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
- 17. Lead by Terence Powderly this tried to organize all workers into unions
- 18. Land Parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew what you owned and what you could do with it
- 22. Gaining control of many different businesses that make up all the phases of a product's development
- 24. This was a symbol of American success
- 25. A company is in complete control of a product or service
- 26. A philosophy that suggested gov't ownership of business and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
- 27. People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
- 28. This kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
- 29. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land.
- 30. An attempt by gov't to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
Down
- 1. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on
- 2. The American Federation of labor allowed membership to skilled workers. Who was this lead by?
- 3. A loose association of business who produce the same product
- 4. Indians had been rounded up and put into reservations and having a hard time adjusting to the change
- 5. George Custer went to Montana to round up the Sioux nation and tried attacking 2000 Indians with his 200 men. Where did this happen?
- 7. Group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
- 9. Who came up with the Morse Code?
- 10. April 22, 1889 thousands of people raced into Oklahoma territory and laid claim to land parcels.
- 12. Company drops prices to a very low level thus driving competitors out of business
- 15. He invented the Talking Telegram in 1876
- 16. A philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
- 19. A new way of burning the impurities out of iron
- 20. This speeds up the normal process of everyday life and created masses of new jobs for the US
- 21. Taxes put on imported goods
- 23. Known as America's greatest Inventor