Ch. 5.1: -Describe Native American culture. settled in small villages, lived near Lower River, hunted and planted crops, hunted and gathered food, Western tribes were nomadic
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains? because the plains were unsettled so they wanted to go and claim the land out there
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies? passed an act that gave the Native Americans land for their tribes, all the tribes were to live on the same land, but then the government changed and gave each tribe their own areas in different parts
-Describe a cowboy's life. -learned everything from the vaqueros, they were the first to wear spurs and leathers, worked 10-14 hours a day on a ranch, 14 or more hours on a trail, some were as young as 15
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains? so that people would want to go out west to settle the land. and the railroads helped so that people could get out there
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? locust plagues, tornadoes, blizzards, droughts, Native Americans, animals, outlaws
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? lots of problems with the railroad companies, bad crops, in debt
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in? they wanted to help farmers
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's? lots of resources, government supported business, cheap labor, oil, development of the Bessemer Process
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives? electricity, typewriter, telephone
Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb, he perfected it
**laissez faire - let it be. let business do what they want to do.
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US? it was so much quicker to transport people and goods across the country, and it helped settle the west
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
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