september 23, 2011

[3 Teresa]

were presenting ,and taking notes on chapter 5Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.lived in the great plains..the Dakotas..they had grass and prairies where they hunted. lots of people invaded the land that they had been living in..they didn't waste things horses and buffalo.. families were together..some same languages and some different..boys were meant to be warriors..-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?railroads..gold rush.ten thousand minors left the east to go find gold...for adventure..better lifes.cattle ranchers..farming!! sheep hearding..-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?we would limit them to where their land would be..where they could hunt..where they could go and what land they could posses..assimilation and dawes act! it was a plan to get the native americans to give uo their beliefs and stuff-Describe a cowboy's life.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?Ch. 5.3:-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?