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US history 11th
US history study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What incident marked the end of conflict between settlers and Natives? | Wounded Knee |
| Explain the importance of land ownership to Plains Natives. | Wasn’t important, believed land belonged to no one, wondered as nomads with no boundaries. |
| Explain the effects of Barbed Wire on the open range. | Brought an end to the days of the open range and the long cattle drive. |
| Explain the debt crisis for farmers in the late 1800’s. | High shipping cost, high cost of machines and land, purchasing on credit, deflation. |
| What states make up the Great Plains? | North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, Kansas. |
| What was the Chisholm Trail? | Main cattle drive trail from TX to KS. |
| What were the regulations of the Homestead Act? | $10 license fee, live on the property for 5 years. |
| What was the purpose of the Dawes Act? | Assimilate Natives into American culture by giving them land to form and forcing them to give up their Culture. |
| What is the gold standard? | Only issuing money that is backed by gold. |
| Describe hardships faced by plains settlers. | Extreme temperatures, blizzards, fire, lack of water, attacks by Natives. |
| Who was George Custer? | Led the 7th cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Died. |
| Explain the role of the horse in plains natives lifestyle. | Brought by Spanish. Allowed Plains Natives to become Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. |
| What 3 factors caused a rise in beef prices in the 870’s? | Civil War, City Growth, RR |
| What two RR companies built the Transcontinental Rail Road? | Union Pacific & Central Pacific |
| What did John Deere create? | Steel Plow |
| What caused the Populist Movement? | Debt, Shipping Cost, Deflation |
| Explain the problem with Greenback currency. | Couldn’t be exchanged for gold or silver, worth less, |
| Describe the Populist Political Platform. | Loan Program, Graduated Income Tax, Increased Money Supply, Popular Election of Senators, Secret Ballot, Single Term President, 8 hour Workday, Restrict Immigration. |
| Explain William McKinley’s campaign for president in 1896. | Front Porch Campaign |
| What type of structure did Plains Natives live in? | Teepee |
| What groups of people and regions supported each political party? | Democratic- Labor and Farmers of the South. Republicans- Business men and Bankers of the North. |
| Describe the education of plains native children. | Used myths and games |
| What was the purpose of the Homestead Act? | Encourage settler families to move west and occupy the lands. |
| List battles between the Settlers and Natives. | Sand Creek, Fetterman, Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee. |
| What was the Comstock Lode? | Discovery of Silver in Nevada |
| Explain the effect of plains settlement on the buffalo herds. | As settlement & RR increased buffalo #s dwindled to a point Natives could no longer rely on them. |
| What were the results of fencing in the plains? | Cowboys to Ranch Hands, End of the Cattle Drive, Replacement of Longhorns. |
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