Long answers Module 11 Lesson 3& 4 Flashcards
Which Indians lived off of hunting Buffalo?
Plains Indians, including the Sioux, Pawnee, and Cheyenne, lived by hunting buffalo.
What were Buffalo used for?
Buffalo were used for food, shelter, clothing, and utensils.
What did the Treaty of Fort Laramie do?
The Treaty of Fort Laramie recognized Native American claims to the Great Plains.
What did the Treaty of Fort Laramie allow the United States do?
It allowed the United States to build forts and travel across Native American lands.
Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sioux forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
What Battle was the Sioux’s last major victory?
Battle of Little Bighorn
Who did the Sioux’s beat at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
George Armstong Custer’s Troops
Where did Chief Joseph and a group of Nez Perce leave to because they didn’t want to go to live on a reservation?
Canada
What happened to Ghost Dance after Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890?
It gradually died out.
Who started Ghost Dance?
Wovoka
What two important land-grants helped open the West to settlers in 1862?
The Homestead and the Morrill Act
What did the Homestead Act do?
The Homestead Act gave government land to farmers.
What did the Morrill Act do?
The Morrill Act gave federal land to states to sell in order to fund college to teach agriculture and engineering.
People who made new lives in the West included……
People who made new lives in the West included women, immigrants, and African Americans.
What were the Great Plains known as?
The Breadbasket of the world
What happened during the years 1860-1900s?
The population more than doubled.
The number of farms tripled.
Farmers could harvest a bushel of wheat 20 times faster in 1900 than in 1830.
What happened when farm incomes fell?
More farms and greater productivity led to overproduction and lower prices.
Many farmers lost their farms and homes and became tenant farmers.
By 1880, one-fourth of all farms were rented by tenants.
What did the Supreme Court rule?
In 1877 that the government could regulate railroads
In 1886 that government could regulate only companies doing business across state lines
Why did Congress pass the Commerce Act?
To provide national regulations for trade
Why did the Commerce Act work?
to provide national regulations for trade, but could not enforce them.
What lead to deflation?
The gold standard, the money supply grew more slowly than the population, leading to deflation.
Why did Congress pass the Sherman Sliver Purchase Act?
Congress passed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act to increase the amount of silver purchased for coinage
What effect did the Sherman Silver Purchase Act have on farmers?
It did not help farmers much.
Why did farmers form the Populist Party?
To have power and a
candidate that would represent them.
What did the Populist Party support?
It supported government ownership of railroads and communication systems, free silver, and labor regulation.
Who was the candidate for the election of 1896 that was supported by the Populist Party?
William Jennings Bryan
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
Politician from Nebraska; served in Congress
Supported free silver coinage
Populist
Influential speaker and newspaper editor
Democratic candidate for president in 1896
Populists supported Bryan instead of splitting the silver vote.
