Mocks Flashcards
What year was the Dawes act?
1887
What was 1 aim of the Dawes act?
Encourage Natives to become American Citizens
One term of the Dawes act?
Plain Indians family’s were allotted 160 acres of land each
One significance of the Dawes act?
By 1890 half of the Indians lost their land to the whites
What year was the homestead act?
1862
One term of the Homestead act?
They could file a claim for land
Name on problem with homesteaders?
They had no wood to build houses so they had to use mud, known as ‘sod’
One succession of three homestead act?
Encouraged migration for Europe
what year was the goodnight loving trail established?
1866
1 change in the cattle industry between 1865-74
Too many Cattle that it became overstocked
What year was barbed wire introduced?
1874
What year was the Fort Laramie Treaty?
1851
One term of the Laramie Treaty?
Indians would agree to settle in certain areas of the plains
One problem with the Laramie treaty?
Individual chiefs signed the treaty but each band decided whether to follow it or not
1 consequence of the Laramie Treaty?
White settles allowed across plains leading to white settlement on the Great Plains
What happened in the winter of 1886-87
harsh temps dropped and cattle couldn’t reach grass through thick snow
What was 1 impact the winter of 1886 had on the cattle industry?
Beef prices fell because the cattle were in very bad conditions
1 impact on the end of open range
Less adventurous life for cowboys
- Looking after horses and calves
- Inspecting grass in fenced off fields
