? American History Study Guide_ CH 2A - Migration & Industrialization
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American History Test Study Guide ?
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CH 2A - Migration & Industrialization
The test will cover sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6.
The study guide is designed to draw your attention to particular topics that
will be assessed on the test.
While these are the main topics, you should be
reviewing all the material as it provides context and background knowledge
for the specific questions on the test.
Each topic listed may represent one or
more than one question.
Things to emphasize in your studying for the test include:
2.1 - Introducing Migration, Industry, and Urban Society
You should know about…
The general concept of western settlement and industrialization of America
There will not be specific questions that are written from section 2.1 alone.
2.2 - Miners, Ranchers, and Farmers Change the West
You should know about…
The impact of mining on the environment & people who lived in the West
The ranching industry on the Great Plains
The contributions of Hispanic populations from the Southwest
The gold rush and its impact on the development of the West
The role of the railroads in the settlement of the West
The resistance of groups native to the West to white settlement
2.3 - Western Pioneers and Native Americans
You should know about…
The techniques and technology of farmers on the Great Plains
The Homestead Act’s impact on settlement of the West
The causes and effects of Red Cloud’s War
The causes and effects of the Sand Creek Massacre
The causes and effects of the Battle of Little Bighorn
The efforts of the Nez Perce to evade the US Army
The causes and effects of the Wounded Knee Massacre
The efforts of the US government/military to control & Americanize Native Americans
The views of H.H. Jackson and F.J. Turner on the West & Native Americans
2.4 - Analyzing Sources: Americanizing Native Americans
You should know about…
The concept of Americanization and examples of ways in which the US government sought to Americanize the
Native Americans
You will not be asked specific questions about individual documents from section 2.4
There will be approximately
50 questions on the test
Matching Vocabulary (Reg)
Fill-In Vocabulary (Honors)
Multiple Choice Concepts
Short Answer
2.5 - Industrialization
You should know about…
The inventions and innovations
(new ways of doing things)
the helped industrialize and modernize the US economy
The government policies, such as laissez-faire, that supported a strong US economy
The individual leaders who built major companies
The construction of the transcontinental railroad and its impact on the development of the USA
The use of vertical and horizontal integration to create business empires
2.6 - Big Business and Unions
You should know about…
The conditions that led industrial workers to form labor unions
The methods used by labor unions to improve their conditions
The methods used by companies/owners to protect their interests against labor unions
The efforts of Presidents / US government to regulated the economy
The goals / philosophies of the major labor unions: Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, Industrial
Workers of the World
The major labor strikes: the Great Railroad Strike, the Homestead Strike, the Pullman Strike, Chicago
Haymarket Riot, Coal Creek War
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