Ch. 5.1: -Describe Native American culture. - settled in small villages , some were nomads and hunted and planted crops. the children were very well behaved and they didn't have a leader. Indians believed you shouldn't own land.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? Because there was gold and silver and they took over Indian land
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? they issued the Indian Removal Act. This gave each tribe has their own land. Dawes Act.
-Describe a cowboy's life. They lived off the land took care of cattle and ranching was very popular from Texas and Kansas. They hadn't learned how to take care of large herds of animals so they learned from their Mexican neighbors. they were the first to wear the leather and the spurs.
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