Advancements in Technology
What material did they start making windmills out of on the Great Plains?
Steel
What kind of environment is the Great Plains?
Plains lol
Homestead Act 1862
Gave 160 acres of land to anyone who would improve upon it (farm) for 5 years.
Settlers
People that travelled to the Plains/West with the goal of residing there permanently.
What animal roamed the Great Plains and was important to the survival, lifestyle, and culture of nomadic Native American nations?
The Buffalo
Who developed the steel plow?
John Deere
What characteristics make the Great Plains difficult to farm?
hard soil, lack of rain, and harsh winds.
Dawes Act 1887
Gave 160 acres to each Native American adult who promised to assimilate into Western culture and adopt agriculture. Shrunk the reservations and sold the remaining land to white settlers and the RR.
Treaty
An agreement
Where were the Nez Perce running to?
Canada
Why is the Railroad such an important feature of the American West?
Quickly transports goods and materials from coast to coast.
What mountain range stopped settlers from moving to the West coast?
The Rocky Mountains
Indian Removal Act 1830
Exchanged native American land East of the Mississippi for land West of the Mississippi.
Nomadic
A community without a fixed area of "habitation." They regularly move around.
What famous (or infamous?) Civil-War general died at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Custer
Generally, did cowboys like barbed wire?
No, it started range wars by making it more difficult to drive cattle, injured people and animals.
What river indicates the start to the Western frontier?
The Mississippi River
Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868
Dubbed the Black Hills as sacred land and Native jurisdiction.
Assimilation
To adopt a dominant group's culture and language
Which Plains Indians War lead to the exile of 2,000 Dakota and the execution of 30 Dakota warriors?
The Dakota War (Sioux Uprising 1862)
How did Bonanza farms impact the farming industry?
They drove down the price of wheat, dried out soil, and employed many farmers.
What mineral, integral for the Industrial Revolution, does the Great Lakes have an abundance of?
Indian Appropriations Act 1871
Individual native tribes would no longer be considered sovereign nations but wards of the state.
Manifest Destiny
The idea that U.S. expansion into the rest of the North American continent is justified, inevitable, or destined.
What mineral ultimately sparked Red Cloud's war?