1. Great Plains Physical features/ climate Flatlands that gradually rise from _______________ to _________________ Land eroded by ____________ and water Low _______________ Frequent ________________ storms

2. Inventions and adaptations that made life possible on the Great Plains Fenced in the Plains Able to till the land Plant crops in winter Dwellings Animal raised Crop suited for Plains Used to pump water Brought goods from the East

3. Reasons for westward expansion Opportunities for ___________ ownership Technological advances like the Transcontinental ______________ Possibility of wealth from the discovery of ________________ and ______________ The fun and _____________________ A new start for former ________________

4. Native American Leaders Chief _________ _________ led the Sioux Indians at the Battle of _________ _______ ______ in Montana. The Sioux defeated the US Army under LTC George________________. Chief ____________ led the Nez Perce Indians from Oregon to Montana. At his surrender he said the he would ________ no more forever. He then was forced to live on a _____________________ ending his way of life.

5. Advancement in the transportation of resources Moving natural resources to ________ factories Moving _____ ore deposits to _______, PA to make steel Transporting ____________ (completed) products to _______________ markets (all across country)

6. Key Manufacturing Areas Manufacturing Areas SteelAutomobilesTextilesMeatpacking

7. Key Inventions and Inventors Inventions and Inventors Lighting and Mechanical uses of electricity Telephone Service Use of Assembly line Airplane

8. Changes in the US after the Civil War After the Civil War the US changed from a nation of farmers(_____________) to a nation of factory workers(_____________) The invention of the ________ by Cyrus McCormick was an example of _________ (using machines) to reduce farm _________ (workers) needs and increase___________ Negative effects of industrialization after the Civil War Child_______ ___ wages,____ hours Unsafe_______ conditions

9. Captains of Industry Captain Henry Ford Oil Andrew Carnegie Telephone Service

10. Philanthropy Philanthropy is when very wealthy people give _______ to charities, hospitals, colleges, and other organizations. Andrew Carnegie gave money to build _______________ in towns. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave money for a _____________ bearing his name. The Rockefeller family gave $ to rebuild Colonial___________ and to start Grand Teton ___________ Park in Wyoming.

11. Reasons for the rise of and prosperity of Big Business National markets created by _________ advances. Lower _______ production ________ of products nationwide in magazines and catalogues. ________ of Industry Factors resulting in the growth of industry Access to _________ materials and energy Availability of __________ force New ___________ like the light bulb that changed the way America _________________ resources (money)

12. Unions A______________ F______________ of L______________ Led by ________ ___________ Steel industry strike that the union lost- _____________ Demands Of all unions