American History 2: Unit 1

Name for a large silver discovery in Nevada in 1850

Site where gold was discovered in California, 1848

Two immigrant groups used to build the transcontinental railroad

Means by which the federal government subsidized building railroads

Historian. Wrote about importance of the frontier in American History

Lifestyle of the Plains Indians prior to being forced onto reservations

Leader of the Apache who resisted relocation

Leader of the Nez Perce who attempted to bring his people to Canada

Leader of Lakota Sioux

Where treaties with the Sioux plains indians were signed

Site of massacre of Native Americans that signified the end of their resistance

Native American victory where the U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed

Leader of the U.S. 7th Calvary in the Plains Wars

Legislation that was meant to assimilate Native Americans and make them farmers

Wrote a Century of Dishonor about government mistreatment of Native Americans

Farm organization that provided social activities, education, and cooperative buying

Proposal by farmers how to increase the money supply/ crops prices

Political party formed by farmers

Candidate of the party above in 1892

Democratic candidate in 1896 who supported bimettalism/ free silver

Republican candidate in 1896 who supported the gold standard

Law that gave land to states to establish colleges for vocational training

Law that offered cheap land to states to establish colleges for vocational training

State laws to regulate the railroad industry. Ruled unconstitutional

Supreme court decision that overturned state regulation of railroads (above)

Federal legislation regulating railroads

He proposed that the South needed to industrialize it economy

Supreme Court decision that allowed measures that enforced segregation

Movement of African-Americans to Kansas to form independent black communities

Site in Utah of completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad

Site in Utah of completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad