Thursday September 20, 2012

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.

-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?

-How did the US govt deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? They tried to Americanize them and started treating them like Americans, instead of Native Americans! wide ranging.

-Describe a cowboy's life. rand them telling what ones belong to who. They all had a cook who drove the chuck wagon and set up the camp. They were from Mexico and they were cowboys. The cowboys came from the Mexican range. worked 10 to 14 hours, some of them were at the age of 15, cowboys usually own there own saddles, but the horses were the boss. the season began with a spring round up, and they would bring a R angler. They earned $100.00 or more for supervising. Anything could start a Stampede a sneeze or anything.

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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