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Ch 8 Settling West
Spalding Academy 10th Grade 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allotment | A plot of land assigned to an individual or family for cultivation |
| Annuity | Money paid by contract on regular intervals |
| Assimilate | To absorb a group in to the culture of a larger population |
| Bonanza farm | A large, highly-profitable wheat farm |
| Dry farming | A way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is some moisture |
| Great Plains | A vast area of plains east of the Rocky Mountains that extend from present-day North Dakota to Texas |
| Homestead | Method of acquiring a piece of US public land by living on and cultivating it |
| Long drive | Driving cattle long distances to a railroad depot for fast transport and great profit |
| Maverick | A stray calf with no identifying symbol |
| Nomad | A person who moves from place to place, usually in search of food or grazing land |
| Open range | Vast areas of grassland owned by the federal gov’t |
| Sodbuster | A name given to Great Plains farmers |
| Who was Henry Comstock? | Finds lode of silver in 6 mile Canyon, NV |
| Who was Stephen Long? | Declared the Great Plains the “Great American Desert” |
| What was the Homestead Act | Allowed settlers to claim up to 160 acres of land out West |
| Who was Little Crow | Led Dakota Sioux Uprising when plea for aid denied |
| What was the Indian Peace Commission | Created 2 large reservations for Sioux/Plains Indians. Run by Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Who was George A. Custer | US Colonel that led attack on Lakota and Cheyenne at Little Bighorn. Defeated. |
| Who was Chief Joseph | Chief of Nez Perce. Flees 1,300 miles to escape reservation. Eventually surrenders |
| Who was Sitting Bull? | Chief of Lakota Sioux. Flees to Canada after Battle of Little Bighorn. |
| What date did this occur: 1st Long Drive? | 1866 |
| What date did this occur: Battle of Little Bighorn? | 1876 |
| What date did this occur: Battle of Wounded Knee? | 1890 |
| What date did this occur: Comstock Lode? | 1859 |
| What date did this occur: Dawes Act? | 1887 |
| What date did this occur: Homestead Act? | 1862 |
| What date did this occur: Indian Peace Commission? | 1867 |
| What date did this occur: OK Land Rush? | 1889 How did the mining industry contribute to the settlement of the West? |
| Name 5 Native American tribes in the Great Plains | Lakota Sioux, Dakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Nez Perce, Creek (See pg 300) |
| What were some of the obstacles that farmers and miners faced as they headed west to settle the Great Plains? | little water, grass tough, no trees, harsh winters, poor transportation, etc |
| What were the effects of the Dawes Allotment Act? | Goal was to have each Indian family farm own land. Effects: Indians have little skill as farmers, plot too small, sell land to settlers, most Indian land belongs to settlers |
| How did the boarding schools attempt to “Americanize” Indian children? | Cannot practice native religion, new clothes, hair cut, trained for jobs, cannot use native language, etc |
| Describe the difference between quartz and placer mining. | Quartz: dig deep underground, Placer: use picks, pans, etc |
| Who said this: I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids? | Zitkala-Sa |
| Who said this: Our chiefs are killed…The little children are freezing to death. My people…have no blankets, no food…Hear me, my chiefs; I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”? | Chief Joseph |
| Who said this: I have heard that you intend to settle us on a reservation near the mountains. I don’t want to settle. I love to roam over the prairies? | Satanta |
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