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UShist Ch 1 Review 2
UShist Ch 1 Test Review, part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cattle | Long drives helped this industry make money |
| George A. Custer | In the Battle of Little Bighorn, he was killed, along with all his men. |
| Dawes Act | It divided tribal native lands into property for settlers to farm. |
| supply | In the 1870's, an increase in this caused a decrease in crop prices. |
| William Jennings Bryan | supported by Democrats and Populists in the 1896 presidential election. |
| sod houses | built with chunks of prairie ground |
| plagues of grasshoppers | one factor that made living on the Great Plains difficult |
| corn cobs and cow chips | used by the prairie settlers as fuel for fires |
| Advantage of the railroads on settlers lives | supplies could be sent across the West |
| Disadvantage of the railroad on settlers lives | cities grew in the West, bringing the difficulties that go with larger populations: crime and loss of natural habitat. |