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Vocabulary
Moving West
Conflict with Native Americans
Mining, Farming, and Ranching
Populism
100
People who bought up large sums of land in hopes of selling it later for profit
What is a Land Speculator
100
Why was the Morrill Land-Grant created?
What is to provide support for state colleges
100
Who believed they had the greatest right to the land? Settlers or Native Americans?
What is Settlers
100
Involved techniques such as planting crops that do not require a great deal of water
What is dry farming
100
Define: deflation
What is a drop in the price of goods
200
The Federal Government gave land directly to the settlers, signed by President Lincoln in 1862
What is the Homestead Act
200
What did settlers use to cover their roof?
What is sod roof
200
What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn
What is pg438
200
Shoveling loose dirt into boxes and then run water over it in search of precious metals.
What is placer mining
200
what is the grange?
What is pg 446
300
Federal Land set aside for Native Americans
What is a reservation
300
Who was the leader of the Exodusters?
Who is Benjamin "pap" Singleton
300
What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee
What is pg 438
300
Transporting cattle from ranges to cow towns
What is long drive
300
Who was William J. Bryan
What is populist leader. ran for president in 1896 election. Cross of Gold Speech
400
Farms controlled by big business
What is bonanza farms
400
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote, in 1890
What is Wyoming
400
What was the Dawes Act
What is pg 438
400
Ranchers lost up to ____________ % of cattle b/c of the harsh winter of 1885-1886
What is 85%
400
what was the Interstate commerce act
What is pg 449
500
Required the federal government to purchase and coin more silver, increasing the money supply and causing inflation
What is The Bland-Allison Act of 1878
500
Name three of the five requirements of the Homestead Act
What is page 434
500
Define: Sooner
What is pg 439
500
between 1860-1900 about how many settlers moved west?
What is 7 million
500
what did the populist stand for? (hint 3 main issues)
What is increased circulation of money, unlimited minting of silver, and a progressive income tax