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Group 5; Chapter 5
Native American Culture was a diverse culture made of ten different areas. More than 500+ nations living in the US. Men were hunters, fisherman, warriors and protectors. Harvest was very important to them. Their ceremonies were the way of life.
Money is never accepted by authentic holy people for Indian Removal Ceremonies. They believed no parts of animals should be wasted so they used the meat for good, hide for clothing, and teeth and claws for weapons also using other parts of the body. Their houses were mobile so as the animals moved so did they. There are still signs all over the and, relating back to these earlier settlers such as cave drawings.
People moved to the Great Plains because the land was cheaper than anywhere else. It was cheaper for african Americans that wanted to start farms and they could start their own towns. There was a lot of land to buy for people coming from Europe.
The homestead act was a bill that encouraged settlers to move west. Gave 160 acres of land to any settler who was an American citizen or was committed to farming the land for 6 months of the year. They paid a $10 registration fee for the land.
Railroad & Western Expansion. Railroad expansion was closely tied to western expansion. In 1862 and `864 the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads to extend tracks west. Part of legislation gave railroads 10 sq. mi. on both sides of the track for every mile constructed. The land was sometimes sold to settlers at extremely high prices.
There were many drouts, storms, blizzards. Snakes got in and started to bite people and women would take care of the people from anything to snake bites to crushed limbs.
US Gov. and Native Americans. The US government moved Native Americans off their traditional lands. Since Since the government moved them they faced many challenges such as using earth lodges for shelter. The government fought with the Pawnee Indians against a common foe but ended up removing most members from Nebraska.
One policy to deal with the Indians was brutal. Whenever white men wanted Indian land, the tribes were pushed farther west. If they protested, or tried to defend their land, they were destroyed with crushing force.
A cowboys life. Cowboys need to stop cattle stampedes. Cattle stampedes happened when gunshots were fired, when there was thunder, when a cooking pan would drop, they would have to ride horses and get in front of the cows and try to stop them. A cowboy could get stomped to death and dragged to his death. They would try to slow them all down together.
Buffalo stampedes are even more dangerous. The problem with them is that buffalo run straight and they can not see where they are running because they can only see from the sides of their heads. Also buffalo will only stop when they want to. Buffalo stampedes can get up to 5,000 to 10,000 buffalo in a stampede.
Western cowboy goods were things like horses, saddles, boots. Horses usually weren't their own. Saddles were made of wood, metal, and leather. Boots were usually made of leather.
John Chisum was a famous cowboy and he was very wealthy. He was a cattle baron. A cattle baron is someone who owns a large ranch with many cattle. Usually called a cowman or a Rancher. He was born on Aug 15th 1824 and he died on Dec 20th 1884.
Problems that farmers faced on the Great Plains. The ground was hard and dry and that made it hard for farmers to grow crops. Wind would blow the seeds out of the ground and they'd blow away. The solution of this was the invention of the sod buster and the industrial plow. Which got the good soil underneath brought up to the top so the wind wouldn't blow the seeds away. There was a drought. Only about 13 cm of rain fell every year. The solution was inventing wind pumps which were able to reach water far underground. The farmers used the wrong types of seeds when they first moved there, because the soil was different than at home. They needed water, but they couldn't get water because it barely rained. Russians made seeds that would grow under certain circumstances.
Who the Populists were and what they believed in. Was the first social and political movement which started the organization for communities. The Farmers Alliance is one of these groups. Populists were practical people that kept their traditions ideas of a just society. By 1890, populists became an organized group in some of the Plains states. First National Convention was held in Omaha in 1892. They endorsed labor unions and stated long work hours. They worked long days.
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