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Cards in this guide (18)
Who were the robber barons

The richest business leaders of the 19th century

When were slaves able to own land

In America, when they were freed.

How were slaves affected by the new republic

Some northern states made slavery against the law.

What goal united the Democrats in the South in the late 1800s

Taking power away from the Republican Party was a goal of the Southern Democrats.

Why would a farmer plant a food crop in a small garden plot

for the farmers own needs -apex

What was part of the agenda of southern Democrats

Cutting taxes for landowners

What was an advantage of Democrats in the South in 1873

A strong base of dedicated supporters.

What was not true about Chinese immigrants who worked on building the Transcontinental Railroad

They worked few hours each day.

What attracted southern whites including small merchants small landowners and former whigs of the republican policies

Encouraging new industries.

What ended at the massacre at wounded knee

The massacre at Wounded Knee was the last battle of the American Indian Wars.

To achieve redemption what were some southerners willing to do

whatever it took to win

After the civil war why did cattle ranching become a good job

After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.

Who made sure a continental railroad would be built

Congress, railroad barons, banks, and investors.

A sharecropper in the South usually needed to

let the landowner decide what to plant

Tenant farmers were more likely than sharecroppers to

own plows

Because of the compromise of 1877 did not become president

samuel j tiden

The Republican party in the south attracted African Americans as well as which of the following -apex

All of the above

A way that landowners took advantage of sharecroppers was by

Paying less for crops raised by African Americans

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