Post Civil War

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