Chapter 5:1 Native Amerian culture; simple people, horses came in the late 1500s, used coup sticks, buffalo were very important. Settlers moving West; believed land could be owned, they wanted to get rich, settlers drove a lot of Native Americans out. Restrictions on Native Americans; restrictions started in 1850. Assimilation; it was the Native American's joining the "white" culture, Dawes Act- gave 160 acres per family to native americans and 80 acres for unmarried, buffalo numbers dropped very fast, in 1900 only one herd was left alive. Cowboys; they moved herds of cattlle up north to be slaughtered and sold for food, season began in spring, the Long Drive lasted about 3 months each year.
5:2 Beginning of the Railroads; land grants were given for the purpose of laying tracks, Union Pacific started in Omaha, Central Pacific started in Sacramento. Homestead Act; passed Act in 1862, gave everybady that wanted 160 acres of land to do whatever they wanted to do with it. Challenges of the Plains; faced a lot of hardships such as droughts, blizzards, fires, and floods. Many people lived in Dugouts and Soddies. Agriculture; John Deere invented the plow in 1837, in 1847 Cyrus McCormick invented the Reaping machine, Morrill Act set up colleges such as Iowa State to help people get into agriculture.
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