Indian Peoples of the Great Plains
A sled pulled by a dog or horse
What is travois?
A rich vein of gold or silver.
What is a lode?
Skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico, California, and the Southwest.
What are vaqueros?
This treaty promised money, domestic animals, agricultural tools, other goods, and the land forever to the Native Americans if they stayed to a limited area.
What is For Laramie Treaty?
African Americans who moved to Kansas after losing rights won after the Civil War.
What is Exodusters?
Indians all spoke different languages. They used this to communicate with other tribes.
What is sign language?
Name three problems mining and railroading caused.
What is polluted streams, cut down trees, Native Americans forced off land?
Name 3 cultural groups that were cowhands.
What are Confederate veterans, African Americans, and Mexicans?
Federal officials wanted Native Americans to live and go to school to be more...
What is "American"?
Problems faced by farmers included:
What is dry climate and drop in crop prices?
The main source of food.
What is agriculture?
A man who happened to "own" the land where much gold and silver were found.
Who is Henry Comstock?
Name two negative aspects of the life of a Cowhand.
What is 18hr days, low pay, bad weather conditions?
In this battle Custer and all his men died.
What is The Battle of Little Bighorn?
Promised 160 acres of free land to anyone who paid a small filing fee and farmed it for 5 years.
What is Homestead Act?
The group of Indians who revolted against the Spaniards leading to the arrival of horses.
What is the Pueblo Indians?
Due to the Civil War, the danger of the job, and low pay, no one wanted to work on the railroad. What two groups of people became the answer?
What is immigrants (Irish & Chinese) and African Americans?
Describe three things about a Cow Town's appearance.
What is along railroad lines, had sheriffs, stores, entertainment for cow hands, church/spiritual centers?
When the Plains Indians felt they were losing their way of life, they took part in this religious ceremony.
What is the Ghost Dance?
The last major rush for land in which many Indian nations were forced to sell their land.
What is Oklahoma Land Rush?
Five roles that Plain Indian women played.
What is prepared food, raised children, made teepees, passed down traditions, crafts?
Name four territories that became states due to Boom Towns.
What is Colorado, Dakota, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona?
Name the four things that led to the end of the cattle boom.
What is sheepherders, no land, disease, weather?
This massacre ended the Ghost Dance religion after 300 surrendering Indians were shot and killed.
What is Massacre of Wounded Knee?
Name 4 things the Populist party demanded of the federal government.
What is raise farm prices, regulate railroad rates, income tax, 8hr workdays, limits on immigration, all silver mined in the west to be turned into money?