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chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

how did warriors show their bravery

A

counting coop and or killing enemies

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2
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main source of food clothing and shelter for native Americans

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buffalo

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3
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massacre at sand creek

A

first clashes between natives and whites
colonel John chivington
ordered an attack killing over 150 mostly women and children
led to an attack on Bozeman trail

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4
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three things the government does to bring an end to native culture

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assimilation
killing the buffalo
Dawes act

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5
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counting coup

A

touching a live enemy with a coup stick and escaping unharmed

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6
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assimilation

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Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life to become part of white culture

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7
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Longhorns

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perfectly suited for life on the plains in Texas. it was left behind by Spanish. short tempered

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8
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3 words that the cowboy adopts from the Spanish

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rodeo
vaquero
bronco
chaps
mustang
corral
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9
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vaquero

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taught Americans how to rope ride and handle longhorn

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10
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rapidly growing cities and industrialization lead to the increased demand for what product

A

beef

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11
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Joseph McCoy

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started a hotel and stockyards
enticed Cowboys to drive cattle
to the railhead
shipping to the markets in the east

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12
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ending of the open range reasons

4

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barbed wire
overgrazing
homestead act
railway act

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13
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two hardships that settlers faced on the plains

7

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drought 
fires
floods
blizzards 
plagues
Indian attacks
lawlessness
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14
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home on the plains were called

A

dugouts and soddys

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dugouts and soddies characteristics

4

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poorly lit
poorly venerated
rat snakes and insects
well insulated

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16
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two inventions that led to increased production on the plains

(4)

A

steel plow
reapers
seed drill
barbed wire

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17
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Morrill land grant act

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land grant colleges (agriculture and engineering)
30,000 acres
within 5 years

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18
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acts were all intended to encourage

Wild West

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people to move and settle in plains

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19
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Chinese

railroads

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used to build the railroads in WEST

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20
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exodusters

A

African Americans who moved from south to plains.

21
Q

most of the land from the homestead act wound up in the hands of. why?

A

investors and businessmen

seeking profits and wanted more land

22
Q

two reasons farmers were losing money

4

A

overproduction
too many loans
deflation
excessive railroad charges

23
Q

The grange / patrons of husbandry

who
3 characteristics

A

OLIVER KELLY
organization for farmers
social outlet for source of education
fought for railroad regulation

24
Q

Populist Party

A

common person have a greater voice in the government

25
Q

two economic reforms proposed by populists

3

A

increase money supply
graduated income tax
federal loans for farmers (cheap interest rates)

26
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two political reforms proposed by the populists

5

A 
election of senators by popular vote
single terms for president 
secret ballot
8 hour work day
restrictions on immigration
27
Q

William Jennings Bryan

election

A 
silverities
democrat 
farmers / laborers 
south and west
not so rich

CROSS OF GOLD

28
Q

McKinley

election

A 
gold bugs
republican
bankers and businessmen 
east and north
rich
29
Q

bimetalism

A

gov would give citizens gold or silver in exchange for paper currency (worth more)

30
Q

Dawes Act

A

Indians to own land and become farmers
must be 18+ or declare to be citizen
1/8 section, 80 acres
25 years

31
Q

railway act

A

to create railways in west and transcontinental railroad
10 acres per mile of track laid
well land and pay for building railroad

32
Q

homestead act

A

move families west to farm
head of family, 21+, can’t bear arms
160 acres
5 years before its yours

33
Q

Native American gender roles

A

M hunter and warrior and leaders

F provide for kids, cooked, farmed, clothing and household

34
Q

white gender roles in the Great Plains

A

M farmers main source of income, protectors and warriors

F cooked food took care of kids and grew crops

35
Q

Native American land ownership was also known as

A

community land

36
Q

white land ownership

Great Plains

A

individuals owned specific pieces of land with deed

37
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Native American religion

A

polytheistic, many gods and spirits

38
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white religion

A

monotheistic and Christian

39
Q

White food source

A

cows

farmed

40
Q

Native American gov

A

council of elders

traditions not laws

41
Q

white gov

Great Plains

A

laws
structure
elected leaders

42
Q

grassland extending from the Mississippi to the Rockies

A

plains

43
Q

sitting bull

3

A

didn’t sign treaty of fort Laramie
defeated Custer at little bug horn
killed by Native American police upon surrendering at wounded knee

44
Q

George Custer

A

reported gold in black hills

led men to be slaughtered at little big horn

45
Q

battle of wounded knee

A

indian wars ended

300 unarmed women and children killed

46
Q

Chisholm trail

A

Cattle route from San Antonio to Abiline KS

47
Q

bonanza farms

A

25,000 to 50,000 acre one crop farm

48
Q

Irish

railroad

A

built railways in EAST

49
Q

treaty of fort Laramie

A

Sioux agree to live on a reservation along the Missouri River

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