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S16 HIST 17B Final Study Guide
Louisiana Purchase
Chief Joseph
Frances Willard
Monroe Doctrine
Dawes Allotment
J.P. Morgan
Manifest Destiny
Wounded Knee
Sherman Antitrust Act
Mexican-American War
Comstock Lode
Pogroms
Antebellum
Buffalo Soldiers
Ellis Island
Frederick Douglas
Chinese Exclusion Act
Jacob Riis
Missouri Compromise
Frederick Jackson Turner
Tenement
Wilmot Proviso
Gilded Age
Samuel Gompers
Homestead Act of 1862
Jay Gould
Knights of Labor
Confederacy
Andrew Carnegie
Great Railroad Strike 1877
Jefferson Davis
John D. Rockefeller
Haymarket bombing
William T. Sherman
Ida M. Tarbell
Frederick Law Olmstead
Emancipation
Proclamation
a Trust
Tammany Hall
Finance Capitalism
World’s Columbian
Exposition, 1893
Secession
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sitting Bull
Battle of the Little Big
Horn
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Crazy Horse
Laissez-faire
Social Darwinism
Ida B. Wells
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union
(WCTU)
Buffalo Bill Cody
Farmers’ Alliance
Pullman Strike
William Jennings Bryan
Queen Liliuokalani
Boxer Uprising
Spanish-American War
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S16 HIST 17B Final Study Guide
Write a careful and thoughtful response in essay form to the prompt below, and turn it in by
June 21, 2016. Essay questions are worth 25 points each and you must demonstrate superior
knowledge on the subject to earn all possible points.
What was the policy of the U.S. government toward Indians in the 19th-century West, and
how did it evolve? Differentiate between Indian removal, reservations, and allotment.
Include in your answer at least one treaty and at least one piece of legislation (15 points).
How did the slaughter of bison contribute to the Plains Indians’ removal? What happened
at Wounded Knee; where and when did it occur? (10 points).
One of the following is to be written in class on June 21, 2016 for the Final Exam.
A. How did the practices of Andrew Carnegie, Jay Gould, and John D. Rockefeller reflect the
theory of Social Darwinism? Why would these kinds of business leaders prefer a Laissezfaire government? (15 points) Give two examples of how the values of the Gilded Age are
reflected today’s America. (5 points).
B. During the 19th century, Congress enacted major legislation that had lasting implications.
Explain each of the following, giving the date, the purpose, and the result: Embargo Act,
Fugitive Slave Act, Homestead Act, Chinese Exclusion Act, and the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
(25 points)
C. Sometimes history focuses on the achievements and failures of men, disregarding the
impact that women have had. Describe the achievements and challenges of the following
women: Sacajawea, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Ida B. Wells, Clara Barton, Queen Liliuokalani. (25 points)