continuing powerpoint presentations.
the restr of 5-1 goes today (and friday). then 5-2 and 5-3, however far we get.
gottat go back and check the questions for the test so i can pull the answers out of my notes. i think jess had a lot of unnecessary info in her powerpoint, but oh well.
so for the rest of 5-1 notes.: bloody battles and whot-not
ttreaty of fort laramie was forced on the sioux in 1868, but they didnt sign it so it was unaffective. sioux agreed to live on rservation by the missouri. red river war- between indians. had a small battles with few casualties.
us government waged war with indians to wither wipe them out or stop their resistance.
BlakcHills Gold Rush- expedition said gold was plenty, and people flocked, but few became rich. natives appealed to government to get them off their land. )they had preveiously been moved there)
Custer's Last Stand (battle of little big horn)- custer took his calvary, split into 3 groups, to meet up in an indain village they were going to try and destroy. were greatly outnumbered, and thus failed miserably. no survivors.
Battle of wounded knee- after the sioux suffered form poverty and disease.....all the people did a dance they believed would restore their land....militay officers ordered for sitting bull's arrest, one of his warriors killed an officer, and the military killed sitting bull. requested the sioux give up their weapons, but they refused, so the military opened fire and killed them.... (considered the end of government's battles with the native americans)
part 2-
A day in the life of a cowboy.....10-14+ hours a day herding cattle and protecting them from predators.. youngest around 15, oldest around 40. not at all like in the movies. not all white, 25% african american and 12% hispanic. worked year-round and did not fight villains.
roundup longhorns in spring. sorted them to find their brand, and branded their calves. Long Drve, shipping the cattle up from south (mostly texas) to the midwest, where all the railroads were.
5-1 test question answers:
native americans in the plains were nomadic, and lived off the land. lived in small family units in tepees. women cooked and sewed, decorated, etc. men hunted, learned to fight, built things, etc. grandparents watched over young children.
Settlers moved into the great plains looking for gold, and to start new lives (again)
the government made lots of treaties (which they broke) and used force to kick the NA's out.
cowboys worked 10-14 hrs a day year-round. srping round-up, then branded new calves, and drove them north to the railroads.
5-2
missed some of this while i was answering those questions for 5-1.
Homestead act- gave settlers up to 160 acres... step 1, file an application, step 2, improve land, step 3, file for title deed. many who used this were african americans who went to kansas. started lots of farming, meant to help the common person. rich people took advantage of it tho.
nathaniel p langford and henry d washburn wanted to preserve wildlilfe- appealed to government- first national reservation was yellowstone antional park. census bureau closed the frontier, told the people they could no longer move west. didnt make them happy. they depended on the west as a backup plan for starting new lives, etc.
part 2.
dugouts vs soddies- dugouts were dug out of hillsides. had stove pipes. soddies were made from mud and grass, etc. no wood, since there werent many trees on the great plains. 10-12 feet and would flood easily but were designed to stay warm in winter and cool in summer.
only some women worked on fields with men but most stayed home and did housework, took care of children, etc.
John Deere became famous in farming. cyrus mccormick also involved in processing more effiecient tools and methods. 1837 steel plow, 1841 grain drill, 1847 reaping machine, 1868 John Deere became Deere and Company, 1874 barbed wire, 1878 cornbinder, 1896 spring-tooth harrow.
part 3 comes tomorrow.
dang this is a long blog. out of time.
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