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Before the Civil War, many americans viewed the Great Plains as a _________________________
treeless wasteland
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What 2 animals did the plains indians depend on for survival?
horse and buffalo
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What law gave free land to farmers
Homestead Act
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this word means an undeveloped area
frontier
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This is what houses on the Great Plains were made out of:
Sod house
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The _______________________ was a huge deposit of gold and silver in Nevada that produced over $500 million dollars worth...
Comstocke Loade
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Give 3 examples of how a buffalo was utilized by the plains indians?
...
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What gave land to states in order to build colleges?
Morrill act
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this is the ended who evaded capture in the Southwest
Geronimo
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Why were most indians starving on reservations?
No buffalo and Army wouldn't give them food; land not fertile
300
List 3 dangers associated with Mining -
Dust, Elevators, floods, explosions, air, cave ins
300
This treaty recognized Indian claims to most of the Great Plains & allowed the U.S. to build forts, roads, and travel across Indian homelands.
Treaty of Fort Laramie
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What famous college started during the creating of the Morrill Act
Texas A&M
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Southern African Americans who move to the west
exodusters
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Who was circled and killed by Sitting bull, Crazy Horse, and the siouix indians?
George Armstrong Custer
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Every boom town had these 3 places:
boardinghouse, saloon, general store
400
What famous indian said "I will fight no more, forever..."
Chief Joseph
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Who wrote Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingles Wilder
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The leader of the Siouix Indians
Sitting Bull
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Why was shipping cattle to the east on the trains so important for ranchers on the Great Plains?
They were worth more on the east coast
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Who invented barb wire?
Joseph Glidden
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How did the U.S. army get revenge for Custer's death? (2 things)
- killed Sitting Bull - Massacre at Wounded Knee
500
What is the nickname of the Great Plains because of the high amount of wheat they grow?
The Breadbasket of the World
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Group that wanted the government to take control of the railroads as well as telephone and telegraph lines
Populist Party
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What are two challenges that farmers faced on the Great Plains?
weather and the tough sod