Vocab 1
a large wild ox with the horns that point to the back
what is an ox?
an alternative shelter when stone or wood was scarce
what is a soddy?
what was the dawes act?
what was 1862?
what was the Grange?
The Grange. a social organization that promoted agricultural interests and worked to protect farmers. The Grange worked to. elect political candidates that supported the interests of farmers.
another term for the Dakota people or their language
what is Sioux?
a place where crops are grown or animals are raised
what is farm?
what year did the Spanish bring horses to New Mexico?
what was 1519?
what two companies raced to lay down a railroad track?
what was The Central Pacific built east from Sacramento, Calif?
what was the Populist Party platform?
The Ocala Demands laid out the Populist platform: collective bargaining, federal regulation of railroad rates, an expansionary monetary policy, and a Sub-Treasury Plan that required the establishment of federally controlled warehouses to aid farmers.
a high plateau of grasslands that is located in parts of the United States and Canada in North America
what is the great plains?
a person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area
what is an immagrant?
what was the result of the crusader's last stand?
The Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the vast majority of the Crusader forces, removing their capability to wage war. As a direct result of the battle, Muslims once again became the eminent military power in the Holy Land, re-conquering Jerusalem and many of the other Crusader-held cities.
what type of farms were created in light of farmers in debt?
what was farm debt?
How were the railroads taking advantage of farmers?
One of the primary effects of railroads on farmers is the decrease that railroads bring to farmers' transportation costs. Most obviously, it becomes cheaper to transport crops to the cities and ports. In addition, farmers can buy and transport industrial goods back to farms, including farm equipment and cattle.
a member of any of the indigenous peoples of the north, central and south America, especially those who are indigenous to what is now the continental US.
what are native americans?
the science or practice of farming, including civilization of the soil for the growing of crops and the learning of animals to provide food, wool and other products
what is agriculture?
what was the Treaty of Fort Laramine?
In the spring of 1868 a conference was held at Fort Laramie, in present day Wyoming, that resulted in a treaty with the Sioux. This treaty was to bring peace between the whites and the Sioux who agreed to settle within the Black Hills reservation in the Dakota Territory.
how did new inventions change farming in the west?
New farming equipment made work faster and also lessened the need of farm hands.
what was the Grange's original purpose?
The Grange, founded after the Civil War in 1867, is the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. The Grange actively lobbied state legislatures and Congress for political goals, such as the Granger Laws to lower rates charged by railroads, and rural free mail delivery by the Post Office.
a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.
who was Sitting Bull?
several laws in the united states by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically a homestead.
what is the homestead acts?
what was the government's policy towards Native American land?
what was allotment and assimilation?
what type of settlers were called Exodusters?
what were African Americans?
what caused the panic of 1893?
The Panic of 1893 was a national economic crisis set off by the collapse of two of the country's largest employers, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and the National Cordage Company. Following of the failure of these two companies, a panic erupted on the stock market.