Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.They hunted and farmed. The Sioux and Cheyenne hunted buffalo wnad traded tools and clothes. Very spiritual. Guns and horses changed the wasy the Native Americans lived. Buffalo was the best thing for the Indians. They used the hydes to make teepees for those that were nomatic. They lived together as a family, boys were hunters and warriors, women cooked, make hides and took care of children.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Railroads helped people move westward, the gold rush brought people to the west, to be cattle ranchers, and farming.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?they set aside a big reservation in the Great Plains but they kind of abanded them during the gold rush. They made a treaty called the Treaty of Fort Laramie but Sitting Bull didn't sign it. The Assimilation was to get the Native Americans to become part of the white culture and Dawes Act was passed to "Americanize" them.-Describe a cowboy's life.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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