Miners
Miners were going to the west for 'this' reason
This is a vast Area of grassland that was owned by the U.S Government that cattle were allowed to graze free of charge.
What is the Open Range
This Area was formally owned by what countries (must have the right order)
What is First Spain, second Mexico
This is the Spanish word for Cowboys
What is Vaqueros
This Act gave 160 Acres of public land to any adult citizen who agreed to live and farm on a plot for five years
What is the Homestead Act
These towns were centers for fast economic and population growth
what is Boomtowns
Transporting 2,000 to 5,000 cattle
What is The Long Drive
The United States defeated what country In 1848
What is Mexico
This is the word for Spanish Speaking Neighborhoods
what is Barrios
This divided land into allotments for farming to Native Americans
Dawes Act
Name four things miners were 'digging' for
what is Gold, Lead, Silver, oil
This was meant to keep sheep on the land and also destroyed the transportation of cattle
What is Barbed Wire
This Article guaranteed the safe passage on the Gila River and parts of the Rio Grande River, allowing both US and Mexican citizens to travel
What is Article VII
What is demand of beef and land was very high
This term erased Native American Culture replacing it with American culture
Assimilate
Explain the Domino Effect of mining
What is more miners were coming to the west to dig and that meant more population growth and more states were being added to the United States.
This is the type of Cattle that was the most popular at the time
Texas Longhorn
This Article guaranteed tat Mexican citizens remaining in the ceded territories would be incorporated into the United States and protected their rights.
What is Article IX
These were Hispanos main jobs at the time
Agriculture and Railroads
This event signified the end of the Indian War
Wounded Knee
What is hydraulic mining and why did it impact the environment?
Broke fences, orchards and soil, and destroyed the farm lands that were in desperate need.
This is the reason that the most popular cattle was the most popular cattle
What did the California Land Act of 1851 do
What is prove it was their land, Have to bring their own proof, and eventually led to high fees
This is why Hispanos were losing power in the area
What is losing higher paying jobs and government positions to white settlers.
Name a reason why Native Americans declined culturally and population