what was the Dawes act

act that gave native Americans Indian reservations.

African Americans who moved to Kansas

Why would cowboys drive their cattle all the way up to Kansas to catch a train?

They could make more money selling them out east.

Why did the buffalo disappear from the TX landscape in the 1800s?

Government soldiers killed millions of buffalo

What were the roles of men and women in farming and food production?

women farmed, men hunted, fished& gathered

What was the main purpose of the reservation system?

Clear land for settlement by railroads, ranches and farms

What was the result of the Battle of Little Big Horn?

General Custer's troops were massacred by the Natives.

The Indians of the Plains ---.

hunted buffalo, built sod lodges and tepees with hides.

What was the Fort Laramie Treaty?

Plains Indians promised not to attack travelling settlers

Why did the Plains Indians constantly move?

They followed the buffalo herds.

a rapidly growing miningtown bc of eco. growth -rowdy thiefs

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1
what was the Dawes act
an act that ended the war and conflicts.
an act the put hold on the war for several days.
act that gave native Americans Indian reservations.
the act gave the native Americans Equal rights as white man.
2
Which presented greatest challenge to Plains farmers in 1800's?
inadequate housing
infertile soil
lack of sufficient land area
lack of farming technology
3
What are Exodusters?
African Americans who moved to Kansas
People who moved to the West
Southerners who moved to Kansas
Single women who moved to Kansas
4
Why would cowboys drive their cattle all the way up to Kansas to catch a train?
The cows had family on the east coast.
They could make more money selling them out east.
They could make more money selling them in Kansas.
They could make more money if they got exercise.
5
Why did the buffalo disappear from the TX landscape in the 1800s?
New farms & ranches enclosed W TX with fences & wild buffalo
Government soldiers killed millions of buffalo
Most buffalo & longhorn cattle were sold to markets in NE
Disease & insects spread quickly through herds & killed them
6
What were the roles of men and women in farming and food production?
men fished & farmed, women hunted
both men & women farmed and hunted
women farmed, men hunted, fished& gathered
men sat in the shade, women did all the work
7
What was the main purpose of the reservation system?
Easier for Indians to assimilate to American culture
Clear land for settlement by railroads, ranches and farms
Make transcontinental railroads safer
Provide jobs for Union troops & veterans after the CivilWar
8
What was the result of the Battle of Little Big Horn?
General Custer led a decisive victory against the Natives.
The Lakota were defeated by the Cheyenne.
General Custer's troops were massacred by the Natives.
The U.S. Army won against the Lakota.
9
Indians used buffalo to make:
paper, tipi covers, and blankets
food, tools, and clothing
food, books, and tools
soap, shields, and poles
10
The Indians of the Plains ---.
fished, built wooden houses, and dugouts and totem poles.
hunted buffalo, built sod lodges and tepees with hides.
lived in longhouses, hunted small game, and farmed the land.
lived on the tundra, hunted seal, and made snowshoes.
11
What was the Fort Laramie Treaty?
Plain Indians and Settlers shared land
Plain Indians gave temporary land to settlers
Plains Indians promised not to attack travelling settlers
Settlers promised not to kill Buffalo
12
Why did the Plains Indians constantly move?
They liked a change of scenery.
They were looking for water.
They were told to by their God.
They followed the buffalo herds.
13
what was a boomtown?
a store that sold things
a rapidly growing miningtown bc of eco. growth -rowdy thiefs
a town where bombs were made
European city
14
What is your favorite class this year?
math
ELA
social studies
science
15
What started the mining boom?
Boomtowns
Dynamite
Homestead Act
Comstock Lode

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