Sod Busters
What (four) groups made up Sod Busters?
Southerners, former slaves, immigrants, and younger sons.
In 1900, there were as few as ___ buffalo left.
Five Hundred.
George Pullman created these for long train rides...
Pullman sleeping cars.
This Native was taken captive by the US Government and moved from place to place until finally Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Geronimo from the Apache Tribe.
What were two factors put in place to make voting more difficult for African Americans?
Poll tax & Literacy tests.
What materials did they use to craft their homes?
Sod, buffalo grass, broken down wagons.
The former Black Hills reservation is home to what modern-day historical landmark?
Mount Rushmore.
George Westinghouse invented these for the trains...
Simultaneous air brake.
What act encouraged assimilation of Native Americans into American culture?
Dawes Severalty Act.
Was is Booker T. Washington best known for?
The Atlanta Compromise.
How many acres were awarded to these settlers?
160 Acres.
What battle resulted in the deaths of all members of the 7th Calvary?
Battle of the Little Big Horn (1876).
Andrew Carnegie was the prime supplier of...
Steel.
What tribe sued the state of Connecticut (and won)?
The Pequot Tribe.
What was the Grandfather Clause?
If African-Americans had a grandfather that voted prior to 1867, they were permitted to vote.
Sod Buster wives had on average how many children?
Eight.
Where did the ambush/massacre (led by Colonel Chivington) of the Cheyenne tribe (led by Chief Black Kettle) take place?
Sand Creek.
John D. Rockefeller skyrocketed in this industry...
Oil.
How many miles from the Canadian border were the Nez Perce when Chief Joseph surrendered?
2 miles.
What was the outcome of Williams vs. the State of Mississippi?
Stricter restrictions on voting rights.
Because of the work of Sod Busters, the great plains (still, in modern day) makes how many times the agricultural growth than anywhere in the world?
Four times the agricultural growth.
What do the Native Americans refer to the Battle of Little Big Horn as?
Battle of the greasy grass.
Who led the Sand Creek ambush?
Colonel John Chivington.
What did the "ghost dance" symbolize, and who had the visions?
The extinction of white people, visions received and interpreted by Wovoka.
What was the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Reinforced segregation - "separate but equal".