Modern Western Culture
Give an example of how Western Culture is still seen in the USA today
Rodeos, Country music, Ranching, Fashion, Line dancing, cuisine...?
This was the brief period of cowboys in the US.
1860-1890?
Names for Mexican Cowboys.
Vaquero, Buckaroo, Caballero?
This group created the rodeo.
Vaqueros, Mexican Cowboys?
These states still have a strong western cultural influence (Name at least 2).
Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming
Name some defining characteristics of the western culture.
Independence, Freedom, the Outdoors, Ability to stand on your own two feet, Being tough, Persistence, Cowboys figure, Horses ?
This culture is where most of American folklore is taken from...
Native American, Indian, Indigenous?
This is the most dangerous event in the rodeo...
Bull riding?
Some of the different cuisines present in Western USA today are....
Tex-Mex, Soul Food, Cajun, Creole, Native American?
These cheap novels used to entertain people when they were overwhelmed by the industrial revolution and needed an escape.
Dime novels?
These were some of the ethnic groups that made up cowboys. (Name at least 2)
Native Americans, White pioneers, Black people, Mexicans, Spanish?
This is the female dominated event in the rodeo
Barrel Racing?
This video game is about the journey of Americans from the East to West Coast to settle and all the challenges they faced.
The Oregon Trail?
These are some of the different names for the culture created by the American Expansion into the West.
The American Frontier, Wild West, Old West?
Natives have large celebrations where they dance in traditional clothes that are called...
Pow-Wow's?
Some of the events in the rodeo are...
Bull riding, Steer Wrestling, Barrel Racing, Team Roping, Bareback riding, etc?
_____ history is a large part of ____ music because it tells a story usually with a ______ at the end.
Oral, Country, lesson
This genre was created during the American expansion into the west.
Country music?
This percentage of cowboys were not white on average.
1/5, 20%?
This state has the largest rodeo in the world.
Texas?