Chapter 17 Section 1
Why Did People Feel THE Need TO Turn Vigilante?
What is: The towns grew so quickly, there was no organized local law enforcement/gov’t. When crimes occurred they took matters into their own hands
What was the Ghost Dance?
A dance made up by Native Americans in the late 1800s. Dancers went into a trance & believed they were talking to their ancestors.
What is An OPEN RANGE
What Is:UNFENCED LAND IN TEXAS CATTLE ROAMED FREELY AND FENDED FOR THEMSELVES BY FEEDING ON PRAIRIE GRASS AND FINDING THEIR OWN WATER
Who were Exodusters
Many African Americans fled the South after they were freed from slavery. Many settled in Kansas
WHY DID NEW TOWNS BEGIN TO SPRING UP?
People began to go west seeking gold
What Were Some Things Needed In Boomtowns?
What is: Hotels, stores that sold food, clothes, mining equipment, clean water, a good source of fresh food. Laundry stores
What was the Dawes Act?
A law passed by Congress in the hopes that it would improve Native American life.
Cattle kingdom
The region is dominated by the cattle industry & its ranches, trails, & cow towns
What Is a Granges
Group of farmers who meet for lectures, sewing bees, & other events
What did Buffalo Soldiers do
African Am. veterans who fought on the Plains for 20 years
What was the transcontinental R.R.?
What Is: A railroad that would run from the east coast to the west coast. A new source of transportation people could use to travel or ship goods.
The Native Americans followed the buffalo Meat - food. Horns & bones - tools. Tendons - thread
What Is A Cow towns
What is a settlement at the end of a cattle trail
What is A Boomer
Name given to 100,000 people who gathered near Oklahoma City to claim free homesteads in what was once Indian Territory
Cattle drive
Wha Is herding & moving of cattle over long distances
What was virginia city?
A boomtown that developed near the mines in Nevada.
What Were the Results of Fort Laramie Treaty
As soon as some Native American leaders signed the treaty, white settlers began moving onto their lands
Vaqueros influence on the American cowboy
We learned how to rope, ride, and brand from the vaqueros. Spurs, lassos and leather chaps came from vaqueros. Cowboy hat came from broad-brimmed som
What Is A Sooner
Name given to the people who cheated and snuck onto the land early. Eventually all 2 million acres are claimed
Who won the election of 1896?
William McKinley
What were the effects of the R.R.?
New towns grew in the west. Supplies were shipped from the east. Gold & silver poured out. Territories became states
How did the Plains nations travel?
The Plains Nations carried their belongings on a travois, which were small sled. They lived in tepees, which were cone-shaped tents made out of buffalo skins that kept warmth for them.
Who was Annie Oakley
Was part of the wild West Show. Helped break stereotype of women, she could shoot as well as any man
Homestead Act of 1862
160 acre plot to anyone who lived on the land for 5 years. The purpose was to give the poor a chance to own farms