CHP 5 Review Flashcards
(29 cards)
Homestead act
A law offered up to 160 acres of land to families
Pacific Railroad act
allowed government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies, promote railway construction
Sand creek massacre
American Indian Wars; 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry attacked Cheyenne
Treaty of fort Laramie
between US gov and Lakota, sioux agree to settle in black hills
Battle of little bighorn
George Custer and his forces were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
Dawes act
law turning Native Americans into farmers by providing land
Wounded Knee Creek
last major indian war, 300+ sioux died
Longhorn Cattle
breed of beef cattle
long drive
large herds of longhorn cattle roamed freely throughout Texas, people bring them to market
Morrill land grant acts
30,000 acres of land for each states # of congressmen, 90% goes towards schools
republican party
jeffersonian party, equal rights of citizens
homesteader
citizen who took advantage of free land from homestead acts
soddy
home built from blocks of prairie turf
bonanza farm
single crop spreading thousands of acres
“free silver”
bimetallism; gov gives silver in exchange for paper currency
inflation
decrease in value of $, increase prices of goods
deflation
reduced prices
“Cross of Gold” speech
William Jennings Bryan supporting Bimetallism
Ghost dance movement
Native American movement that called for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged white dominance in society
populism
regular people should control the gov
People/Populist party
fight political unfairness, like bimetallism+gov control of railroads
grange
farmers’ association, sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying.
oliver kelley
started the grange (patrons of husbandry)
James butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
frontier scout/marshal + law enforcement exploits against Western outlaws
