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In 1893 Frederick Jackson Turner made an Address at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago - True or False?
True!
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At the Exposition in Chicago he affected the historical interpretation of the settling of the American West.
- True.
- West was producing "new" men. It made them more cooperative and creative.
- It was considered a "safety valve" for discontented/maladjusted folks.
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In 1890, the frontier was declared what? Was it closed or open?
Declared closed and Americans embarked on a course that included assimilation of certain groups and discrimination against others....
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Claiming and managing land
- April 25, 1889
- More than 60,000 settlers poured onto land that President Benjamin Harrison had opened in IndianTerritory, now the present state of Oklahoma. What did congress do? Read the next card.
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What did congress do? Established the Territory of Oklahoma in 1890, and 1893 more land was opened to white settlement.
- People who rushed in early to claim the Cherokee Outlet gave the state of Oklahoma its nickname, the "sooner" State. ;)
- Enjoy.
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What were some other things that happened during the "claiming and management of land"?
- land courts were established
- Dept of Agriculture helped farmers
- Weather bureau helped farmers
- Forest reserves
- There are a couple of names and other points.... refer to the handout for more info! :) Good luck.
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The Tyranny of Racial Categories
There began a period where people were classifying each other's races.
Women had a lighter brain therefore she was considered not as smart... etc...
White supremacy began in the south
- Jim Crow laws
- disfranchisement of African Americans
- 1896 - Plessy vs. Ferguson approved segregated facilities with the provision that they were "equal"
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More than a 100 people were being lynched.... mostly black.
Ida B. Wells - great antilynching crusader
- New roles for schools
- The pledge of allegiance was introduced. 1890
- Civilize and educate indians and blacks
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The Search for Domestic Political Alliances
- The populist party
- women groups
- Began to work together to work on common goals.
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Class Conflict
- Carnegie Steel Workers
- Monongahela River
- 10 deaths, 60 wounded, mob rule
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1894 - Strike against Pullman Palace Car Company
- Ran by Eugene V. Debs.
- Was jailed for six months
- He became head of the Socialist Party of America
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Populist Party
- emerged from the Farmer's Alliances of the 1870's and 80's.
- James B. Weaver - President
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Rise and Demise of the Populists
William Bryan Jennings
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Barriers to a U.S. Workers' Political Movement
Unions had a difficult time gaining members..... the segregation...
And americans didnt' really go for the unions at first..... they wanted to own there own business.
- Challenges to additional Roles -
- National Woman Suffrage Association and American Woman Suffrage Association merged to form the National-American Woman Suffrage Associaton.
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American Imperialism -
The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.
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