-Describe Native American culture.Settled in small villages, Hunted and planted crops. Western cultures were nomadic and they hunted and gathered. When the Spanish introduced horsed it made life easier for the Native Americans. There were a lot of wars between the n.a. The children were very well behaved. They elected leaders. Land was shared for the whole tribe to use.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?To claim land and to make their own living. People also were seeking the American dream of getting rich of silver and gold.
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? We created Native American Reservations. And we waged war against them.
-Describe a cowboy's life. They mostly were cattle ranchers.They learned how to manage large amounts of cattle from the Mexican cowboys. They worked 10 to 14 hours a day. They started in the spring, and they branded the cattle before they began the cattle drive. The drive lasted for three months. They would sleep outside and bathed in rivers.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?It gave them land grants, which helped them get a start on life and to become self efficient. I=The h.a helped give initiative to move west. Railroads made the trip easier for people to get out there so more people were willing to go out there.
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?They had to make everything for themselves and grow there own food. They were victims of droughts, floods, fires, blizzards, Locust plagues, and confrontations with the native Americans. Also the houses they built were less than adequate.
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? They had problems with droughts and floods and they also had to remove the natural grasses and plow the land before they could farm.
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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