Sources
True or false: A book about the Titanic written in 2010 is a primary source.
FALSE! It is a secondary source
True or false: Most indigenous people enjoyed boarding schools.
FALSE
True or false: Allotments are still around today.
False
What country did the Hmong come from?
Laos
What war were the Hmong people fighting in?
The Vietnam War
True or false: Bertha Josephsen Anderson's memoir is a primary source.
TRUE!
What happened to families that refused to send their children to boarding schools?
Their food rations would be taken away.
What is an Allotment?
It is land split into portions.
Name the 3 groups of immigrants that we learned about.
Mexican Immigrants, The Hutterites, and the Hmong
How many TRIBES does Montana have?
12
What is a PRIMARY source?
A primary source is a first-hand piece of evidence from the past that happens during an event. It created by someone who was actually there experiencing it.
Name one fact that you know about Indian Boarding Schools that HAS NOT already been talked about in this game.
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Why did the government make allotments?
The ultimate goal was to take more land away from Indigenous people.
What type of clothing were the Hutterites known for?
Their hats!
Who were homesteaders?
They were European immigrants that moved to Montana with the promise that they would be given free land to farm on.
What is a SECONDARY source?
A second-hand story about something that has already happened.
What was the POSITIVE thing about Indian Boarding Schools?
They gave students a proper education.
Why did Native Americans agree to give their land away peacefully in the first place?
The were promised that schools, hospitals, and other businesses would be built by the government for them.
Where did the Mexican immigrants go to work when they came to Montana?
The sugar beet farms.
Why would the RAILROAD be in charge of advertisements for farming in Montana?
People travelled on the railroads, so the railroad companies would make more money with more people travelling to homestead.
Name an example of a primary source AND an example of a secondary source.
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What is the VOCABULARY word we talked about that means to be forced to be absorbed into the majority culture.
Assimilate
Name 1 fact about Allotment that has not already been said in this game.
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Name one fact about EACH of the THREE immigrant groups that has not already been said in this game.
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Name TWO OBSTACLES homesteaders faced when they came to Montana to claim their farmland.
-Insects
-Dust Storms