Cultures Clash on the Prairie
The last major battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government
Battle of Wounded Knee.
These were African Americans who migrated to Kansas after the Civil War.
Who are Exodusters
Democrat/Populist candidate for the Election of 1896
Who is William Jennings Bryan
A home made out of blocks of prairie turf.
What is a soddy
President who became very unpopular due to the Panic of 1893?
Who is Grover Cleveland
Battles that we talked about be/ Natives and U.S. Military
Sand Creek, Little Big Horn, Bozeman Trail, Wounded Knee.
These two things were responsible for rapid growth of the Great Plains region.
What are Railroads and Homestead Act
Organization founded by Oliver Kelly to help farmers adjust and teach farming methods.
What is The Grange
This was created due to railroad schedules
What is Standardized Time Zones
Invention that closed the western frontier?
What is Barbed Wire
He was the leader of the Lakota tribe and participated in the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Who is Chief Sitting Bull?
These two rail lines completed the first transcontinental railroad.
What is the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Political party that supported Bimetallism
Who are the Democrats/Populists
Act that gave federal land to states to help finance agricultural colleges.
A movement by Native Americans to regain their former way of life?
What is the Ghost Dance
This act broke up reservations and forced Native to assimilate
What is the Dawes Act
Where did the two railroad lines merge?
Promontory Point - Utah
Why did the plains farmers tend to support bimetallism?
They believed it would help stimulate the economy and pull them out of debt.
Farms created by railroad companies and investors that grew single cash crops. They were typically 15,000-50,000 acres.
The name of William Jennings Bryan famous speech?
What is the Cross of Gold Speech
This group influenced the American Cowboy in areas of language, clothing, and food.
Who are Mexicans.
Describe 3 hardships on the Great Plains and how settlers dealt with these hardships.
Harsh weather, Hard working conditions, and debt due to railroads and price of equipment.
What are some of the planks in the Populist Party platform?
Wanted to increase their money supply, have a graduated income tax, and federal loans. They wanted a secret ballot and for the Senate to be elected by popular vote as well as an 8 hour work day.
Offered 160 acres of land (free of charge) to any citizen who was the head of the household.
What is the Homestead Act
This novel written by Frank Baum uses symbolism to support bimetallism.
What is The Wizard of Oz