Mining and Railroads
What was the political party that developed from the Farmers Alliance and appealed to the common people called?
The Populist Party
What were two reasons the cattle kingdom in the West was unsuccessful?
Government policies encouraged farming more than ranching
Ranchers lost access to free grazing due to fencing by famers
What was the boarding school called that forced young Native Americans from across the nation to assimilate into the culture of the US?
Carlisle Indian School
What two groups did the farmers form in order to attempt to solve their problems?
National Grange
Populist Party
Who did miners, ranchers, and farmers compete with for land in the west?
Native Americans
What 3 natural resources drew miners to the American West?
Gold, silver, and copper
What had the biggest impact on settling the Great Plains?
The Homestead Act
Who was the Sioux leader that defeated the US Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull
What were three goals of the Populist party?
8 hour workday
Abandon the gold standard
National Income Tax
Why was the Treaty of Fort Laramie broken by the US government?
Gold was found in the Black HIlls, so the white settlers wanted the land
What were three benefits of the railroad?
The grown of Western towns
2. Migration of farmers to the great plains
3. Rise of the cattle industry
What were two goals of the National Grange?
Force states to pass laws limiting railroad-shipping costs
Strengthen the growing labor movement in the US
Who was the Native American Leader who resisted white settlement in Arizona through the Apache Wars?
Geronimo
List Three drawbacks of the railroads
Increasing power of the railroad companies
Impacted small farmers
Impacted Native Americans
What did the Dawes Act require Native Americans to do?
End identification with tribal groups
What was one positive of the Gold Rush?
It was a large source of wealth
Name two famous Cowtowns
Cheyenne, WY
San Antonio, Tx
Who led the Nez Perce people toward Canada, but was then forced to surrender to the US Army?
Chief Joseph
Who did miners, ranchers, and farmers compete with for land in the west?
Native Americans
How did Native Americans attempt to resist white settlement of their lands?
They attempted to use violence to fight back.
What were two drawbacks that came from the Gold Rush?
Forced the government to deal with the sudden movement of people west
Made it difficult to maintain law and order in the boomtowns
List three difficulties farmers faced in the 1800’s.
High shipping rates
Unfair loans
Their crop supply increased causing the price to decrease
Why was Oklahoma the last region of the Great Plains to be settled?
The land had been set aside for Native Americans
What were three benefits of the railroad?
The grown of Western towns
2. Migration of farmers to the great plains
3. Rise of the cattle industry
List two reasons why the Native Americans were largely unsuccessful in keeping their land?
1. They were outnumbered
2. Their buffalo had been killed off