chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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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

A

buffalo

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3
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massacre at sand creek

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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

6

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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

A
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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15
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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

A

people to move and settle in plains

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19
Q

Chinese

railroads

A

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
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Populist Party

A

common person have a greater voice in the government

25
two economic reforms proposed by populists | 3
increase money supply graduated income tax federal loans for farmers (cheap interest rates)
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two political reforms proposed by the populists | 5
``` election of senators by popular vote single terms for president secret ballot 8 hour work day restrictions on immigration ```
27
William Jennings Bryan election
``` silverities democrat farmers / laborers south and west not so rich ``` CROSS OF GOLD
28
McKinley election
``` gold bugs republican bankers and businessmen east and north rich ```
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bimetalism
gov would give citizens gold or silver in exchange for paper currency (worth more)
30
Dawes Act
Indians to own land and become farmers must be 18+ or declare to be citizen 1/8 section, 80 acres 25 years
31
railway act
to create railways in west and transcontinental railroad 10 acres per mile of track laid well land and pay for building railroad
32
homestead act
move families west to farm head of family, 21+, can't bear arms 160 acres 5 years before its yours
33
Native American gender roles
M hunter and warrior and leaders | F provide for kids, cooked, farmed, clothing and household
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white gender roles in the Great Plains
M farmers main source of income, protectors and warriors | F cooked food took care of kids and grew crops
35
Native American land ownership was also known as
community land
36
white land ownership | Great Plains
individuals owned specific pieces of land with deed
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Native American religion
polytheistic, many gods and spirits
38
white religion
monotheistic and Christian
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White food source
cows | farmed
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Native American gov
council of elders | traditions not laws
41
white gov | Great Plains
laws structure elected leaders
42
grassland extending from the Mississippi to the Rockies
plains
43
sitting bull | 3
didn't sign treaty of fort Laramie defeated Custer at little bug horn killed by Native American police upon surrendering at wounded knee
44
George Custer
reported gold in black hills | led men to be slaughtered at little big horn
45
battle of wounded knee
indian wars ended | 300 unarmed women and children killed
46
Chisholm trail
Cattle route from San Antonio to Abiline KS
47
bonanza farms
25,000 to 50,000 acre one crop farm
48
Irish railroad
built railways in EAST
49
treaty of fort Laramie
Sioux agree to live on a reservation along the Missouri River