Started PresentationsCh. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.Nomadic, received guns and horses from europeans, many accidental trespassing between native american lands,-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Gold, land.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?They killed native americans and forced them to agree to treaties, assimilation, took their land and moved them onto other land, waged war.-Describe a cowboy's life.Based from mexican traditions, herded cattle, only spent about 10-14 hours on the ranch itself, lived off the land whilst on the trail.Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
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