Posted by 7JordanV on September 23, 2011 at 2:31pm
Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.Nomadic people. traveled along with the buffalo. wars between tribes were common.lived in groups that spoke the same language. men were trained to be warriors. woman prepared food and shelter as well as making clothes.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Settlers were looking for gold. The Sioux didnt like all the settlers invading their land.Land for farming, sheep herding and cattle ranching.-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?Forced them to live on reservations. Tried to convert them to the ways of the white men. Gave them a little bit of land. Planned to provide them with land, but the settlers took the native americans land. Assimilation with the Daws Act.-Describe a cowboy's life.A lot of the cutlture came from the Mexican Vanqueros. Worked the Great Plains. Cowboys were also African American and Mexican. Most people think of cowboys as white males. Spent 10-14 hours on the ranch and many more hours on the trails. Sleeped on the ground and bathed in the river.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?
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