Today we're starting presentations.
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
..missouri river tribes: osage, iowa, sioux, cheyenne, were hunters and gatherers,
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
..they thought mative americans had to right to the land, looking for gold and silver,
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
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-Describe a cowboy's life.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
..help start farms, offered free land who was head of a household
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
..droughts, floods, fires, blizzards, insects, loucust plagues, native american or outlaw raids, crop growing
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
..debts,
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
..trapped in vicious economic cycle, farming land became scarce,
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
..the movement of common people and they demanded reforms to lift debt of farmers
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