Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
nomadic, hunted buffalo, used every part of it, lived in tps, had many gods, powwows to celebrate Great Spirit, small families, learned through legends and stories told by grandparents, often grandparents watched kids as parents worked. women sew, decorated mocassins, cooked, cleaned, moved men hunted
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
to get to the west 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?
forced treaties on them taking away their land, forcing them to small, bad pieces of land, waged war against them to detroy them
-Describe a cowboy's life.
learned how to treat cattle, had to push cattle up north for railroads to transport them, werent needed for a while, 10-14 hrs, herding cattle, usually between ages 15-40, 25% african american, 12% hispanic, worked full time, rounded up longhorns, kept ones that had their brands and calves that were new, the long drive is a route from texas to mid-west to get to trains and packing plants for beef, no railroads down south
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
govt gave railroads lots of land, gave settlers up to 160 acres of land to farm, had to complete 3 steps first- apply for application, improve land, file for deed of title, rich people would find loop holes and take advantage of it
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
in 1890 the census bureau stopped letting people move west and closed the frontier causing panic, wood lacking
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
land was very dry, soil wasnt good, wood lacking
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
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