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| What allowed American industry to expand after the Civil War? | . |
| What made industrial growth possible and how did it affect distribution of wealth? | .. |
| Who were the captains of industry/robber barons and why they were named that? | ... |
| What role did government play in economics according to Socail Darwinism? | They believe the government had no role in the affairs of businesses and to protect workers. |
| Explain the Homestead Act and the Morrill Land Grant Act. | 1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens who met certain conditions; Morrill Land Grant act was passed by Congress in 1862- a law distributed millions of acres of western lands to state governments in order to fund state agricultural colleges. |
| Explain the Frederick Jackson Turner's thesis. | the theory that claimed the frontier had played a key role in forming the American character |
| Who were the Exodusters and why did they move West? | an African-American who migrated to the West after the Civil War fleeing violence and exploitation after the Reconstruction |
| List factors that caused changes in the life of the Plains Indians. | .... |
| Why did settlers believe that they had more of a right to land than Native Americans? | ..... |
| What was the Dawes Act? How did the Act affect the Plains Indians? | a law that divided reservation land into private family plots; Some Native Americans sold or were swindled out of their land. |
| List the key goals of the Populist Party. | advocated a larger money supply and other economic reforms |
