Today in U.S History we are presenting our projects.
Chapter 5-1
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? we forced different laws on them. which forced them out of their land.Made war on natives to destory them and villiages.
Gold Rush! Little became rich.
Custer last stand! Calvary went into Little Bighom and attacked the village and that held 2000 strong indians. He lost half of his men. No survivors, indians cut up the bodies.
Battle of Wounded Knee suiyx contuned to suffer form disease and no money. Chief big foot lead sioux out of the resivation. Took 350 souix to camp Wounded knee and killed all of them because they would not hand over their weapons.
-Describe a cowboy's life.
10 to 14 hours a day- 14 hours plus to watch cows. Youngest workers were 14 +. Not like the ones in moves 25 % African Americans- 12% Hispanic. worked full time and didnt do hero or villian scheme. started in the spring. Branded new cows. Long Drive- took trail up to kansas city train to pack beef.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
government gave land to make railroads. Land close to railroads better than farther away. 90 thousand of railroad in the U.S. Homstead Act- gave settlers 180 acares of land to farm. Helped- farmers and draged common people out west. ment to help common people out but rich took advantage of the land. Closing of the Frontier-- they want to save wildlife , people to stop moving west. 1890 closed the frontier to everyone. U.S started to take island and other parts of the world because they couldnot go west.
No wood to help hold up their houses. pioneers lived of the land. Were small 10-12 feet. woman housework and take care of their kids wash clothes and milked cow. in charge of almost everything. John Deer and McCormick start new farming tools to use on the fields. 1837- steel plow 1841- Gran Drill. Barbed wire was good for cows and no wood of fences to hold cows in.
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
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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