Cultures Clash 1
Cultures Clash 2
settling west
Farmers & Populist movemnt
100

Great Plains

The grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States

100

Sitting Bull

Leader of the Sioux

most famous fight The Battle of Little Bighorn

100

Homestead Act

the US government offered 160 acres of free land to any citizen who was the head of household

had to build a structure on the land within 5 years

100

gold standard

backing dollars solely with gold

200

George A. Custer

Custer's Last Stand of The Battle of Little Bighorn

Colonel in the US Army

Custer and his 7th Calvary killed in Battle

200

longhorn

A type of cow with long horns.  :)

200

Exoduster

African Americans who moved from the post-reconstruction south to Kansas

200

Grange

An organization for farmers to provide a social outlet for farmers and an educational forum...


CO-OPs created, fought w/RR's for lower prices

300

Dawes Act

The governments attempt to "Americanize" the Native Americans

The act broke up reservations and gave 160 acres of Res land to each head of household and 80 to each individual

300

Chisholm Trail

Major Cattle route from San Antonio Texas, through Oklahoma, to Kansas City.

300

Soddy

A home made from sod, roots of grasses that hold dirt together

300

Farmer's Alliance

groups who sympathized with farmers to raise awareness and educate people about loans and government control over railroads and banks.

400

Treaty of Fort Laramie

Bozeman Trail - The Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River and the government closed the Bozeman Trail

400

Battle of Wounded Knee

Custer's old Regiment rounded up 350 Sioux, took their weapons, and slaughtered them all

This occurred after the ghost dance scare

400

bonanza farm

railroad companies and investors created enormous single crop spreads of 15,000-50,000 acres...slowly went into bankruptcy as large single crop operations couldn't compete with smaller farms that could be more flexible in what they grew

400

Populism

the movement of people and the starting of the Populist party.  They demanded reforms for farmers.

500

Assimilation

A plan under which Native American's would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture.

500

Morrill Act

Federal land was given to the states to help finance agricultural colleges