Test 10/17/23 Flashcards
what do plains refer to
mid-west flat land
What did Native Americans become (hint:moving from place to place)
nomadic
what were the main things that Native Americans hunted
bison and buffalo
how big of an impact did Native Americans have on the buffalo and bison
they went from thousands to hundreds
what did Native Americans do to their teepees when they left their sites
broke it down into a trovois (sled) and buffalo dragged it
what was the sun dance directed to
the great spirit
what was the sun dance meant to do
a ceremonial dance to help hunt buffalo
what did buffalo and bison provide Native Americans
food, clothing, shelter, they used every part of the buffalo when they killed it
what did farmers in search of land grow
corn and wheat
what was the largest silver mine in america
comstock lode
what were boom towns
places where gold was found, but when mines were out of minerals these towns became ghost towns
what did ghost towns force Native Americans to do
forced them off their land
what does vigilantes mean
mob justice
what are subsidies
something the govt gave out to encourage development of the west(land grants)
how are railroads formed
tracks being laid down across the continent
what is formed because of subsidides
colleges
what is the union pacific
started from Omaha Nebraska-Irish freedmen
what is the central pacific
began in sacremento, california-chineese
what is the term used to describe people who belived that the individual is self reliant ad does not need government assistance
rugged individualism
where did african americans move from the south
kansas
definition of mexicans
spanish speaking southerners
who did the government sell land to
specualtors
who are specualtors
people who bought up large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for profit
when was the homestead act
1862
what is the homestead act
160 acres of public land for $10 regristration fee
what were the requirments for the homestead act
had to live on the land for 5 years and then you could claim the land
what happened when we moved into oklahoma
forced native americans off land
when could people stake claim
april 22, 1889
who were boomers
those who charged into oklahoma to stake their claim
who were sooners
those settlers who sneaked onto the bust land before allowed to
what was the result of RR and land rushes
8 new states
what were the 8 new states (n,c,sd,nd,m,w,i,w)
nevada, colorado, south dakota, north dakota, montana, washington, idaho, wyoming
what where the houses people on plains lived in
sod houses
what is sod
a kind of dirt that is planted
was womens life on the plains easy or hard
very hard
what are sod busters
people who farmed sod
what was a typical day for a family on the plains
work all day, had many roles, did not see neighbors except on sundays
what was an international circumstance that many people belived in
rugged individualism
what did the railroads do to the western part of the US
made it more important
what happened to commerce because of railroads
increased
what happened to travel because of railroads
more affordable
what did railroads change peoples view of
distance
what happened to our national confidence because of railroads
grew
what did the government finance because of railroads
capitalism
what was a negative effect of railroads
bad for the enviornemtn
what were cowboys
techniques from vaqueros they drove animals hundreds of miles on cattle drives tp the north
where were the railroad lines located
north abeline kansas
where was cattle located onto for
onto trains for eastern market
what does open range mean
unfenced grassland
why was there an abundance of cattle
because of free grazing throughout 1870’s
what was the time period of 1870s abundance of cattle called
cattle kingdom
how did sheepherders cause problems
beacause they ate grass down to the roots teaving lands barren
what did farmers do because of sheepherders
closed the open range with the intention of barbed wire
what did bad weather do
it was cold and dry so cattle died off
when was the fort laramie treaty establish
1851
what was the fort laramie treaty meant to do
make the US recognize the black hills as part of the great sioux reservation
what did white settlers do to buffalo
killed buffalo as a sport, also food for RR workers
what happened to the population of buffalo by 1900
fell to a few hundred
what was the chivington massacre
attack on native american women and children, slaughtered
who was sitting bull
a lakota cheid who fought against the US government
who fought in the sioux war
sitting bull and crazy horse
when was the sioux war
1876
what did the sioux fight for in the sioux war
to keep settlers off land
what fighting was used in the sioux war
sporadic fighting
who fought in the battle of little big horn
gen custer
what was the battle of little big horn
attacked native americans
what did gen custer do in the battle of little big horn
lost all trops and himself
where did cheif joseph lead his people
torward canada
what happened to cheif joseph and his people
took others supplies when needed but had to surrender before he makes it to canada
who was the leader of the apache wars
geronimo
what did native americans turn into
turned religious
what is the ghost dance
a remebrance of the old days and living forever freeley
what were native americans trying to do at the battle of wounded knee
trying to surrender but got slaughtered instead
what was the last real conflict at west
wounded knee
what does assimilate mean
to try and become a part of another culture
what did the dawes act do
encourages native americans to become farmers
was the dawes act sucessul
no because native americans didnt want to own land, they sold the land
who was susette la flashe
omaha cheifs daughter whi wrote about deconstruction of life
what was HH Jackson
a book about century of dishonor and broken treaties
what kind of people was democracy from
greeks
what kind of people was republic from
romans
what is democratic republic
representative government
what was the farmers alliance
a group of farmers which organized to deal with falling prices
how did farmers feel torwards the railroad industry
they HATED it
why did farmers feel this way torwards the railroad industry
because the railroads charge them high prices
what was the national grange
when farmers organized to survive because of low cropprices
what did farmers do to buy seeds and tools for whole sale prices
formed cooperatives
what did farmers do for the national grange at voting poll
voiced their opinion
what is populism
a belif in the power of regular people to outweigh the wealthy in government situations
what did the populist party demand the government to do
deal with falling prices and railroad rates, income taxes, 8 hr workdays, and a limit to immigration, free silver
who did the populist party elect as their nominee
william jennings bryan-nebraska democrat “great commoner
who ran in the election of 1896
william j bryan and william mckinley
who wins the election of 1896
william mckinley
what party did william mckinley adapt ideas off of
populist party
what usually happens to third parties
get incorperated into the two major parties platform
