S.s Quiz Ch 6 CONCEPTS Flashcards
What are The Great Plains?
They are a vast area of mostly flat lands in the middle of the United States
Why didn’t people stop at The Great Plains during the westward expansion?
Because they didn’t think the land was good for farming
What was the weather in the The Great Plains?
- winters that were long and cold
- little rain in the summer
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What did people in The Great Plains have to watch out for?
They had to watch for prairie fires
When did farmers start settling in The Great Plains?
They settled after the Homestead Act was passed by Congress
After the Homestead Act was passed by Congress, what were farmers able to do?
They were able to own land
What was the Homestead Act?
A law that offered land to settlers who agreed to live on it and farm it for five years
Why did many immigrants start settling in The Great Plains?
Because the land was cheaper
How did the people in The Great Plains adapt to the land?
By using other resources
What are some examples of people using other resources in The Great Plains?
- Growing wheat
- Using sod bricks instead of wood
- Digging deeper wells
What did the US government do with the plains Indians’s land?
The land was divided into ranches and farms as more settlers came
Although they fought for their land, by 1890 most of them were forced to what?
They were forced to live on reservations
What did the government want Plains Indians to do?
The government wanted them to assimilate to newer traditions as they would be less likely to fight back
Whatdid the US Government do to plains indian’s RELIGION
The government tried to make their religion illegal
What did the US Government force the Plains Indians children to do?
Children were forced to attend american schools BUT not allowed to speak their language, wear traditional clothes and had to cut their hair.
