Westward Movement and Industrial Review Flashcards
What act was passed to develop the Midwest and Western parts of the country?
HOMESTEAD ACT of 1862!!!
What were Native Americans forced onto due to this act and others that sold more land out West?
reservations
How did the federal government help with the construction of railroads?
Gave FEDERAL LAND grants (6,400 acres for free!) to railroad companies
What was a great achievement in transportation that went from coast to coast?
Transcontinental Railroad (FEDERAL gov’t helped this with LAND GRANTS!)
What market was developed in thanks to having a Transcontinental railroad?
A NATIONAL market!
What act was passed that took away Native American Indians’ reservation land to be sold?
The DAWES ACT of 1887
What did the American gov’t try to do to Natives through special schools?
Cultural ASSIMILATION!
What would A.G. Bell need to protect his new telephone idea as his property?
a patent
How did the telephone affect businesses?
Its facilitation of communication contributed to business growth.
List as many negative effects as you can about the industrial period
- Work in factories was dangerous
- Cities were filthy
- Work was boring and repetitive
- Long work hours
- Low Pay
- Child Labor
“The Government should leave business alone” What economic policy is this quote talking about?
Laisse-faire
What is the term when one person controls an entire industry?
monopoly
How did Henry Ford make cars afFORDable?
assembly line
What did the Assembly lines do for the work of factory workers?
REDUCED WORK TO REPETITIVE TASKS -boring!!!
As industrialization increased in the US, who filled most of these new jobs?
IMMIGRANTS!!! Immigrants provided a steady source of laborers
