Study Guide #1 Fall 2021 PDF

Study Guide #1 (Chapters 15-18) Terms Freedman’s Bureau Owen Wister Am. Federation of Labor (AFL) Thaddeus Stevens Mark Twain Samuel Gompers Charles Sumner Frederic...

Study Guide #1 (Chapters 15-18) Terms Freedman’s Bureau Owen Wister Am. Federation of Labor (AFL) Thaddeus Stevens Mark Twain Samuel Gompers Charles Sumner Frederick Jackson Turner Haymarket Square Lincoln’s (10%) plan Indian Peace Commission Homestead Strike Wade Davis Bill Chief Joseph Pullman Strike Ironclad Oath Concentration policy Henry Clay Frick Andrew Johnson Plan J. M. Chivington Eugene V. Debs 13th amendment George A. Custer Tammany Hall 14th amendment Dawes Act William Marcy Tweed 15th amendment Chinese Exclusion Act Frederick Law Olmsted Black Codes Denis Kearney Calvert Vaux Civil Rights Act (1866) Homestead Act of 1862 American Protective Congressional (Radical) Plan Henry Comstock Association William W. Belknap William Kelly Jacob Riis “Seward’s Folly” Charles and Frank Duryea John A. Roebling Carpetbaggers Andrew Carnegie F. W. Woolworth Scalawags John D. Rockefeller. Marshal Field Hiram Revels James J. Hill Montgomery Ward Mississippi Plan Collis P. Huntington Richard Sears Presidential election in 1876 Cornelius Vanderbilt. National Consumer’s League Wormley Hotel. Gustavus Swift Florence Kelly Redeemers Isaac Singer Alexander Cartwright Henry W. Grady Captains of Industry Albert Spalding Crop-Lien system Robber Barons James Naismith Jim Crow laws Social Darwinism James J. Corbett Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) The Gospel of Wealth Vaudeville Ida B. Wells Horatio Alger George M. Cohan Poll Tax “Mollie Maguires” Irving Berlin Literacy (Understanding) Test National Labor Union Florenz Ziegfeld Californios Knights of Labor D.W. Griffith “Range Wars” Uriah Stephens. Coney Island Terence Powderly Questions: 1. Discuss in detail the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War. Who was in charge of the effort and what were their goals? What political issues were involved in Reconstruction? What were the different Reconstruction Plans? How effective were the plans? Who participated in forming governments in the individual southern states? What was the contribution of the African American population? Was there resistance to Reconstruction by some southern whites? If so, what was the nature of the resistance? What happened in the South after Reconstruction? How did Jim Crow Laws and segregation develop? 2. Discuss in detail the development of the Western United States in the period following the Civil War. Who went west during this period and why? What was the relationship like between American immigrants to the West and the Native American population that already occupied the land? What was the United States government’s policy toward the Native American tribes in the West? Did U.S. policy change over time? Was there any violence or open warfare between the United States and the tribes and, if so, who was involved and what happened? Describe any major industries developed in the West? 3. Discuss in detail the rise of big business in the United States during the period following the Civil War. What factors helped the large corporations flourish? How did men like Rockefeller and Carnegie build their empires? Who were other major players in industrial America during the period? Were these men “Captains of Industry” or “Robber Barons?” What was the nature of the work force during this period? Where did many industrial workers come from? Were there any direct conflicts between management and the labor force during the period and, if so, who was involved and what happened? What was the nature of organized labor during the period? Did successful labor unions develop? *** Most (but not quite all) material on the study guide will be covered in class lecture. If a topic is not covered in class lecture, the student is only responsible for material in the text book related to the subject.