Native Americans
What bill did Congress pass that removed Indians from their lands?
The Indian Removal Act
What was sharecropping?
Landowners dictate the crop and provided the sharecropper with a place to live, as well as seeds and tools, in exchange for a share of crops.
In the late 1860s and early 1870s millions of American's moved where?
The West
What did the Dawes Act of 1887 do?
Sought to destroy the Native American way of life.
Where was gold and silver first discovered?
California
What tribe defeated the American troops led by General George Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn?
The Sioux tribe.
High illiteracy rates, persistent discrimination against African Americans, and a distrust of foreign immigrants weighed down what?
The South
A vast area of grassland owned by the federal government.
Open range
Definition of assimilate.
Why did mining towns become ghost towns?
Because the gold and silver all gone.
Who captured 300 Dakota warriors and sentenced them to death?
The U.S Military
Birmingham Alabama was dominate at manufacturing ...
Steel
At the end of the Civil War, approximately 5 million head of cattle roamed freely in which state?
Texas
How many African American's were office holders during the Reconstruction Era? (Total, throughout the time period)
Over 1,500 African American office holders 1863-1877.
Western migrates relied on what type of fence?
Barbed Wire
How many miles did Chief Joseph retreat his men?
1000 miles
When did the Reconstruction begin and end?
1865 to 1877
The Cowboy era was relatively short from 1865 to...what?
1880
What was the Ghost dance?
(Ghostbuster Music Playing)
Ancient Rituals used by many Native American belief systems.
Why did the farmers and owners of railroad companies disagree?
Railroad companies charged high shipping prices for transport, which farmers disagreed with.
Who said, "I will fight no more forever."
Chief Joseph
What industries popped up in Carolina hill country?
Textile Mills
Why did millions of cattle die in the open range?
There was no shelter or fences, so the cattle died and ran away. Sometimes there were lightning strikes.
Who created the Reconstruction Act of 1867
Andrew Johnson
In May of 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was completed in which city?
Promontory, Utah