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- 8. One of the first labor unions, it was led by Terrence Powderly, and it tried to organize all workers into unions.
- 9. George Custer went to Montana to place the Siox indians on reservations and underestimated the amount of indians he was fighting and fought 2000 indians with 200 US soldiers, he and all his men died.
- 12. When col. John Chivington and his men killed 500 helpless cheyanne indians
- 14. Land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it.
- 16. invented Morse code
- 20. A way of taking the impurities out of iron thus producing lighter, stronger, and more flexable steel.
- 22. A departmentof the govt. that made sure indians got the critical supplies they needed. This department was full of corruption.
- 23. On April 22, 1889, thousands of raced into Oklahoma land to claim land parcels for a very small sum
- 24. A philosophy that promoted equal wealth distribution and government owned businesses.
- 25. An approach that encouraged little government intervention. This was promoted by Darwinism.
- 28. Came up with the idea of central power sources that provided electricity, also invented the phonograph.
- 29. Federal lands that were set aside for native americans to live on
- 30. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
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- 1. The inventor of the Telegram in 1876.
- 2. For a small fee, a land owner could own 160 acres of land if they followed certain conditions. Signed by Lincoln
- 3. As production of a product increases, the cost of each item produced is lower
- 4. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
- 5. A unoin that only allowed skilled workers to join
- 6. When a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competetors out of business. They then would buy out their competition for a very low price. This was away to make a monopoly.
- 7. Where the golden spike was put in the ground to connect the two places together.
- 10. A way around getting anti monopoly laws.
- 11. Gaining control of many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development. Carnagie steel used this to become the leader is Steel production
- 13. A philosophy that believes in survival of the fittest
- 15. After protesting about being placed on reservations, the officers were disarming the indians when one fired a shot and the officers openedfire on the defensless indians and killed 200 of them.
- 17. People who bought areas of land in hope of selling it later for profit
- 18. A place where America proved that it was a world power in hard work and industry
- 19. In a loose assosiation of businesses who produce the same good
- 21. An attempt by the govt. to get indians to fit into society better by dressing them and educating them.
- 26. It was set up to provide 160 acres to indian families to make them self sufficient. it failed for many reasons
- 27. When Union workers went on strike to promote the 8 hour work day