Ch. 5.1:
-Describe a cowboy's life.
The first cowboys were Mexican, - taught how to found up animals take car of animals, Brand, once railroads came about the more cowboys were needed. Needed more beef so increased industry, it was very hard to transport cattle. The chisholm trail was a major route for cattle- bigger and wider- cowboys gained more businees- cowboys worked to about 10-14 hours a day- started young as 15, but stopped at age 40- most thought carried guns for killing outlaws but it really was just for protection. Longhorns were free to open range. The long drive lasted about 3 months - included about 300 cattle, a cook, a wrangler. The end of open range invention of barb wire fences- didn't really have the need for it anymore.
- How did the Us gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies
Dawes Act- trying to americanize, Buffalo- kill for sport, took away food, shelter. Used buffalo for everything so when they started to diminish it was kind of hard to live. The Battle of Woulnded Knee- 350 Sioux camped on the Wounded Knee creek - performed ghost dance- when sioux refused to hand over the weapons soldiers attacked- symbolized the end of Indian wars. Used cattle and horses as a substitute.
Ch. 5.2:
From 1870 - 1900 was the first time it took to settel 800 million acres
Federal land policy and the completion of the railroads helped the rapid settlements
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
Railroads from 1850 to 1871 to the government mad many land grants to buld railroads - both th UNion Pacific and the Central Pacific recienve 10 square mile fo public lan fo revery mil of track lad i n a state and twnety of land for every mile of tack lai This was very good for transportation and it linked us together
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
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