chapter 5 Flashcards
how did warriors show their bravery
counting coop and or killing enemies
main source of food clothing and shelter for native Americans
buffalo
massacre at sand creek
first clashes between natives and whites
colonel John chivington
ordered an attack killing over 150 mostly women and children
led to an attack on Bozeman trail
three things the government does to bring an end to native culture
assimilation
killing the buffalo
Dawes act
counting coup
touching a live enemy with a coup stick and escaping unharmed
assimilation
Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life to become part of white culture
Longhorns
perfectly suited for life on the plains in Texas. it was left behind by Spanish. short tempered
3 words that the cowboy adopts from the Spanish
6
rodeo vaquero bronco chaps mustang corral
vaquero
taught Americans how to rope ride and handle longhorn
rapidly growing cities and industrialization lead to the increased demand for what product
beef
Joseph McCoy
started a hotel and stockyards
enticed Cowboys to drive cattle
to the railhead
shipping to the markets in the east
ending of the open range reasons
4
barbed wire
overgrazing
homestead act
railway act
two hardships that settlers faced on the plains
7
drought fires floods blizzards plagues Indian attacks lawlessness
home on the plains were called
dugouts and soddys
dugouts and soddies characteristics
4
poorly lit
poorly venerated
rat snakes and insects
well insulated
two inventions that led to increased production on the plains
(4)
steel plow
reapers
seed drill
barbed wire
Morrill land grant act
land grant colleges (agriculture and engineering)
30,000 acres
within 5 years
acts were all intended to encourage
Wild West
people to move and settle in plains
Chinese
railroads
used to build the railroads in WEST
exodusters
African Americans who moved from south to plains.
most of the land from the homestead act wound up in the hands of. why?
investors and businessmen
seeking profits and wanted more land
two reasons farmers were losing money
4
overproduction
too many loans
deflation
excessive railroad charges
The grange / patrons of husbandry
who
3 characteristics
OLIVER KELLY
organization for farmers
social outlet for source of education
fought for railroad regulation
Populist Party
common person have a greater voice in the government
two economic reforms proposed by populists
3
increase money supply
graduated income tax
federal loans for farmers (cheap interest rates)
two political reforms proposed by the populists
5
election of senators by popular vote single terms for president secret ballot 8 hour work day restrictions on immigration
William Jennings Bryan
election
silverities democrat farmers / laborers south and west not so rich
CROSS OF GOLD
McKinley
election
gold bugs republican bankers and businessmen east and north rich
bimetalism
gov would give citizens gold or silver in exchange for paper currency (worth more)
Dawes Act
Indians to own land and become farmers
must be 18+ or declare to be citizen
1/8 section, 80 acres
25 years
railway act
to create railways in west and transcontinental railroad
10 acres per mile of track laid
well land and pay for building railroad
homestead act
move families west to farm
head of family, 21+, can’t bear arms
160 acres
5 years before its yours
Native American gender roles
M hunter and warrior and leaders
F provide for kids, cooked, farmed, clothing and household
white gender roles in the Great Plains
M farmers main source of income, protectors and warriors
F cooked food took care of kids and grew crops
Native American land ownership was also known as
community land
white land ownership
Great Plains
individuals owned specific pieces of land with deed
Native American religion
polytheistic, many gods and spirits
white religion
monotheistic and Christian
White food source
cows
farmed
Native American gov
council of elders
traditions not laws
white gov
Great Plains
laws
structure
elected leaders
grassland extending from the Mississippi to the Rockies
plains
sitting bull
3
didn’t sign treaty of fort Laramie
defeated Custer at little bug horn
killed by Native American police upon surrendering at wounded knee
George Custer
reported gold in black hills
led men to be slaughtered at little big horn
battle of wounded knee
indian wars ended
300 unarmed women and children killed
Chisholm trail
Cattle route from San Antonio to Abiline KS
bonanza farms
25,000 to 50,000 acre one crop farm
Irish
railroad
built railways in EAST
treaty of fort Laramie
Sioux agree to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
