CHAPTER 26
reservation system
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A system where Native Americans were given specific plots of land to live in.
battle of little bighorn
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A battle in Montana where the Native Americans were victorious.
battle of wounded knee
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A bloody battle in South Dakota where 200 Native Americans and 29 American soldiers died.
dawes severalty act
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An act that put different Native American tribes on the same reservations, taking away their individuality.
mining industry
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One of the most profitable industries in the United States during the 1880s and 1890s.
homestead act
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An act that gave up to 160 acres to settlers if they improved their land, lived on it for 5 years, and paid $30.
mechanization of agriculture
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An event that made the agriculture industry much easier and efficient for farmers by using machines.
populists
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A party that rose in the early 1890s to support farmers. It was also called the People's Party.
pullman strike
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A strike led by Eugene V. Debs in Chicago to protest labor laws.
fourth party system
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The name of a new political era where the Republicans lost power and political issues turned from civil rights and money to industry and labor.
gold standard act
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An act passed by Congress in 1900 that allowed Americans to exchange gold directly for paper money.