Cultures Clash on the Prairie
Leader of the Lakota Sioux tribe.
Who is Sitting Bull?
People migrated to the west in search of this.
What is gold, silver and riches?
The government gave citizens land in the West in exchange for them building a home, staying for at least five years, and contributing to the economy.
What is the Homestead Act?
Farmers faced many economic challenges after this.
What is the Civil War?
The land that Native Americans lived
What is Great Plains?
What is the longhorn?
African Americans who migrated west were called this.
Who are exodusters?
The government stopped production of this.
What is money or currency?
Native Americans obtained food, shelter, and clothing from this animal.
What is the buffalo?
Mining was a risk because of these two reasons.
What is being dangerous and giving rise to violence?
Many homesteaders lived in these.
What are the Grange and Farmer's Alliances?
The treaty that forced Native Americans into reservations.
What is the Treaty of Fort Laramie?
These are the three different types of mining.
What are placer mining, hydraulic mining, and hand-rock mining?
Farmers were challenged with treeless expanses, root-filled soil, and unpredictable weather. Some companies created these to grow a single crop and spend less on varied machinery.
What are bonanza farms?
The movement that was supported by farmers and low wage laborers.
During this process, the US government attempted to ease tensions by getting the Native Americans to ________________ to American culture.
What is assimilate?
This type of person became very popular during expansion, mainly because they worked very hard.
Who are cowboys?
The federal government wanted more farmers to increase agricultural production, so they passed these laws to educate farmers.
The two strategies to get out of the Panic of 1893 were: _________________ and _________________.
What are bimetallism and gold standard?