Chapter 5 is going to present today..
late 1800's civil war is over...about the common people, white rich males, african americans. trying to fix a lot of the problems.
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
-Describe a cowboy's life.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
they had a way to get transported there..Homestead Act had 160 acres of land for free..only 10% of land were settled by families. meant to set up homestead's not fertil land. only ten percent went for the common poeple to help.
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
drought and fertil land..lack of water..lot of floods.. lizards. insects. blizzards.
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
not very fertil land. farmers were in debt. hard to buy machinery. bananza farms went into bankruptzy. IN DEBT!!
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
price of crops..failing! land became scarce banks took away the farms.
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
movement of people. demanded reforms to lift debt workerd a greater voice in government. 8 hour work day. restriction on immigration. secret ballet..took place in Omaha, NE. thats were is startes
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
Osage Iowa Sioux Cheyenne. hunters and gathered broke out due to tribes..lived in small family groups. young men trained to hunt..young women butchered game and prepared hides. children taught through story telling.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
they didn't think they had a right to the land, because they weren't inproving it. not making it any better. moving west to find gold, silver, and other riches.
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
passed an act declared the great plaisn as Territory..indian territory shrunk a lot!! massacre at sand creek.
-Describe a cowboy's life.
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