Wednesday, September 19

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.

-Describe a cowboy's life.

Ch. 5.2:

-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?

-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?

-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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