Mining
Towns that grew quickly from mining
Boomtowns
Vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government
Open Range
How did mechanical reapers, steam tractors, etc (technological advances) impact the farming industry?
Made it easier and faster to harvest a large crop.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand across North America, ocean to ocean.
Manifest Destiny
To absorb a group into the culture of another population
Assimilate
What were the last two western states(mining states) to enter the union?
Arizona and New Mexico
The Land Grant Act of 1862
The government passed this in 1862 to encourage settlement on the Great Plains.
The Homestead Act of 1862
The largest mass execution in the history of the U.S. military and the largest mass execution of indigenous people in American history.
The Dakota Uprising
acquiring or causing a person to acquire American traits and characteristics
Method of mining by which water is sprayed at a very high pressure against a hill or mountain, washing away large quantities of dirt, gravel, and rock and exposing the minerals beneath the surface
Hydraulic mining
In what state did Hispanos remain more influential in public affairs?
How many acres did the Homestead Act allot each homesteader?
160 acres
Chief Black Kettle brought the Cheyenne to surrender, but Colonel Chivington ignored the white flag. Estimated dead Native Americans were 69-600.
Sand Creek Massacre
What were some examples of Americanization found at Carlisle school?
Speak English, choose an English name, cut their hair to match American styles, attend church, learn vocational skills
What were some environmental effects of hydraulic mining?
Silt, sand, and gravel washed into local rivers, making rivers rise and flooding their banks.
Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in a town
Barrios
A way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is some moisture.
Dry farming
Lakota continued to Ghost Dance despite government orders. Sitting Bull was killed and a group of Ghost Dancers fled the reservation.
Tragedy at Wounded Knee
In 1887, Congress passed an act which altered the reservation system by dividing land into allotments for farming or ranching. 160 acres went to each head of household.
The Dawes Act
By the time Congress passed a law permitting hydraulic mining again in 1893, what type of mining had most mining companies moved to?
What invention effectively ended the Open Range?
Barbed wire
a large, highly profitable wheat farm
Bonanza Farm
The Native American forces rapidly defeated Custer's force of more than 200 soldiers, killing them all.
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Buffalo