Terms and Names
A word for giving up ones beliefs and way of life to become part of another culture.
What is assimilation?
The name given to the grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States.
What is the Great Plains?
A name given to the African Americans who moved from post-Reconstruction South to Kansas.
Who was the exodusters?
Inflation, falling food prices, and a tight money supply all intensified the mounting debt of this profession on the plains.
What is farmers?
160 arces.
What is reasons to move west?
Also known as Tatanka Iyotanka, he was the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux.
Who is sitting bull?
The policy of The Great Plains as a Native American open reservation changed when this group began moving into "settle" the believed to be unsettled land.
Who is white settlers?
The act offered 160 acres of land in the Plains for free to any citizen or intended citizen.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
Oliver Hudson Kelley started the Patrons of Husbandry, an organization for farmers that became known as this.
What is the Grange?
Hide, fur, & food.
What are reasons to hunt the buffalo?
This was the final battle of the supposed "Indian Wars".
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
The extended family, horse and this burly animal were central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's.
What is the buffalo?
Although this mode of transportation helped connect the Pacific and East coast and all places in between it is also most responsible for what some historians believe to be what end the era of the wide open frontier.
What is the railroad?
Farmers in the late 1800's supported a bimetallic monetary system, or a money system in which both gold and silver were used as legal tender for this reason.
What is it would put more money in circulation or there would be more money available?
Reaper, steel plow, & windmill.
What are reasons to farm western land?
In 1862, this act was passed in order to encourage expansion into the west by settlers.
What is the Homestead Act?
This major event kicked off the war against the Plains Indians.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
These free standing "houses" on the plains were constructed by stacking blocks of prairie turf.
What is a soddy?
This mans election to the presidency effectively marked the end of Populism.
Who is William McKinely
New culture, & ways of life.
What are reasons to assimilate?
This person was the 25th president of the US. His election effectively ended the Populist movement.
Who is William McKinley?
This major conflict brought the end to the wars between the federal governments and the Plains Indians.
What is the Battle (massacre) of Wounded Knee?
This act gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.
What is the Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890?
Known as "the movement of the people" this new political base/party demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers and to give a greater voice to the people in their government.
What is Populism/Populist?
Bankrupt, overextended with debts & loans.
What are reasons to panic?