People of the West

Question 1

homesteaders

Answer 1

• 160 acres of free land in the west
• must stay there 5 years
• must build a home on the land (homestead)
• US government trying to get people west

Question 2

natives

Answer 2

• living out west on the Great Plains
• did not believe ANYONE had the right to own land
• will clash with the settlers on the plains
• homestead act land is where the native americans are located

Question 3

ranchers

Answer 3

• cowboys - herding cattle across the plains
• long drive - 3 month trip of moving cattle
• moving across the great plains (where the natives are already located)
• very secluded, lonely life

Question 4

union army

Answer 4

• job - to keep the settlers from clashing with the native americans
• would push native americans out of areas if needed

Question 5

remember this…

Answer 5

” too many cooks in the kitchen?” homesteaders, natives, cowboys, and the union army all in one location - and all with different ideas of what should happen next