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Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
*Missouri River tribes: Osage, Iowa, Sioux, Cheyenne
*hunters and gatherers
*horses were given to tribes in New Mexico in 1598
*Live with extended family
*young men would train to be hunters and warriors
*young women butchered game and prepared hides
*children were taught through storytelling and example setting
*tribe was never controlled by a single person
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
*thought native americans had no right to the land
*were looking for gold, silvier, and other riches
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
*reservation systems
-Describe a cowboy's life.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
*only 10% of land was actually settled by families
*1862-1900, 600,000 families took the chance
*offered 160 acres of land FREE to any citizen who was head of household
*1862 congress passed the Homestead Act
*Thousands were exodusters, african americans who moved for the Reconstruction South to Kansas
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
*droughts and lack of water
*floods
*fires
*blizzards
*insects
*native american or outlaw raids
*crop growing
*since they were alone, women would work besides there husbands
*trees were scarce
*dugouts, sod homes, soddies
*freestanding homes of praire dust
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
*machinery was expensive so farmers had to borrow money
*railroads started charging farmers to use the railroads
*land was scarce
*prices for crops were falling
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
*machinery was expensive so farmers had to borrow money
*railroads started charging farmers to use the railroads
*land was scarce
*prices for crops were falling
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
*populism is the movementof people
*demanded reforms to lift debt of farmers/other workers + a greater voice in government
WANTED:
*incease in money
*graduated income tax
*federal loan program
*single terms for presidents
*secret terms for presidents
*secret ballot
*8 hour workday
*restriction on immigration
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