Cultures Clash on the Prairie
After the spanish brought horses to New Mexico in 1598, how did it help them?
traveling and hunting
When was the homestead act passed?
1862
Who is the Grange?
Patrons of Husbandry, a famers organization
What is a long drive?
An overload transport
What is a speculator
a person who buy and sells in risk or chance of making profit
The plain indian tribes believe that _____ controlled the nature?
Powerful Spirits
What is the sooner state?
Oklahoma
The Grange gave rise to organizations such as?
Farmers Alliance
what is a locust?
any of numerous grasshoppers that travel in large swarms, often doing great damage to crops
what is to regulate?
to control or direct according to a rule or law
What year did the spanish bring the horses
1598
What year was the Oklahoma land sale?
1889
Why was bimetallism important?
because the government traded paper cash and checks for gold and silver
What is a saddie?
stacked blocks of prairie
what is populism?
to control or direct according to a rule or law
What is it called when the Sioux agreed to liv along the Missouri river
treaty of Fort Laramie
Who are Exodusters?
African-Americans who oved from post-reconstruction south to kansas
what was the populist party platform?
Democratic Party
what is a mortgage?
to legally pledge property to a creditor as security for the payment of a loan or debt
Which act allowed the government to distribute the tribal lands?
Dawes Act
What are Bonza Farms?
enormous single crops spreads
what caused the panic of 1893?
3 million people became unemployed.
what is an extortion?
illegal use of one’s official position or powers to obtain property or funds