-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?
..passed an act on the Great Plain and Indian territory
-Describe a cowboy's life.
..worked on ranches
..average age 15-40
..worked 10-14 hours on ranchers, 14 or more on cattles trails
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
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
..wealth of natural resources
..governement support business (laissez-fairre)
..growing urban population
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
..internal combustion engine, dynamite, typewriter, electric motor, telephone, photograph, light bulb, radio, motion picture, xrays
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