Monday- Finished watching men who built america video
Tuesday- went over worksheet of men who built america
- The open range drive cowboy era end quickly why
-The demand for beef and prices dropped
More railrpads were built
Wednesday- We went over the men who built america episode 2 Oil stike worksheet
Kansas Nebraska act passed in 1854 spilt up into states
Indian and Oklohamoma territory Merge in 1907 forming state
Destruction of Buffalo, depended on them went down in numbers fast
Dawes Act 1887- Gave land Native American families to farm (160 acres)
Those that agree will be granted US citzenship
Goal was to Americanize and help native americans out of poverty
Native Americans lost most much of their land as excess was opened to white settlement
Not required but other option was not good
Ended in the 1930's under President Roosevelt's Indian Reorganaztion Act
Custers Last Stand-1876
Battle of Wounded Knee 1890 last major fight between NA and US army
song of 1894 Working on the Railroad
Life on the great plains wasn't easy
- Lonely, Bad weather, grashopper plaugues, blizzards in winter time, hit farms hard in 1870's, became excint in 1902
Thursday-
What challenges did settlers and farmers face on the great plains?
Rocky Mountain Plague
In 1875 the species formed the largest recorded locust swarm, 1800 miles long and 110 miles wild
Hopperdozers, horses have metal sheets to kill the bugs and stick to them.
Extinct in 1902, buffalo died out maybe relient on buffalo, so they died out also, maybe native americans did something
Small farms, not to much cattle,
Native American attacks, there were attacks on settlers throughout the mid late 1800's in many parts of america
Attacks were common, but they were also sporadic and usually involved a fairly low number od deaths
Lack of trees- sod houses built of mud, cool in summer time
Dugouts- dug into a hill, didn't have trees
Railroad prices and debts
Railroads changed farmers high prices due to lack of competiton
Many farmers mortgaged their farms to buy more seed and supplies
Crop prices fell due to overproduction
Farmers wanted more money in circulation- caused inflation which would be good for crop prices
Production of crops skyrocketed over the years, prices dropped decent amount making to much
The Grange
The National Grange of the order of Patrons of Husbandry
Help farmers socially, had a lonely life, organized music and get togethers, so farmers can talk and have fun
Economically, how do you help farmers out of debt
Political well being of farmers
Designed to fight back against railroad abuses
Wanted railroads and grain elevators to charge fair prices
Interstate act
Allowed the US goverment to supervise railroads
Required railroad rates to be fair and just
Set up interstate commerce commison to carry out law.
Failed to help farmers at first.
Populist Movement Omaha platform
Help farmers out of debt
The peoples party
Give people a greater voice in goverment.
Increase money supply in circulation
Graduated income tax
Single terms for president
secret ballot
8 hour work day
Restrictions on immigration
Friday the men who built america part 3
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