Vocab
Where did the clashes of culture and land between western settlers and Native Americans take place.
The Great Plains
which act of 1862 gave federal land to states?
Morrill Act
What two things allowed native Americans to travel and hunt more efficiently
Horses and guns.
what made rapid settlement in the west possible?
The federal land policy and the completion of transcontinental railroads.
the removal of what caused economical problems in the west.
In 1887 which act was passed to "Americanize" Native Americans?
The Dawes Act
Very large single crop farms
Bonanza farms
what brought tens of thousands of people to Colorado and in what year?
The discovery of gold in 1858
They built them into sides ravines and small hills.
what groups were formed in sympathy of farmers. They lectured and educated people on topics about lower interest rates and government control over railroads and banks.
farmers alliances
What was the plan in which Native Americans had to give up their beliefs and culture to better match white culture
assimilation
What were Exodusters?
African Americans who fled North Carolina because of economic and political grievances after the Reconstruction era.
What was the most significant blow to tribal life on the great plains.
The destruction of the buffalo
In 1876 the government created...?
Yellowstone national park
when did the Philadelphia and reading railroad go bankrupt?
February 1893
Which battle brought the Indian wars to a bitter end?
The Battle Of Wounded Knee
What is populism
The movement of the people-Was born with the founding of the populist or peoples party in 1892.
the buffalo population dropped from 65 million to 1000 in the span what two years?
1800-1890
what people work extra hard during western settling by helping farm, injuries, making canned fruits and vegetables, sponsoring schools and churches and many other things.
Women
why was populism formed?
To create a base of political power and give people a bigger voice in their government
What was the Homestead act.
An act which gave western settlers free land.
What is bimetallism?
A monetary system in which the government would give citizens either gold or silver in exchange for paper currency or checks.
They wanted to make the native Americans more American like or "Americanize" them
What did Western farmers do to deal with dept...?
they created bonanza farms.
what brought the end of populism?
The election of William McKinley