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22 Cards in this Set
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How did the horses affect the Plains Indians way of life?
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Possible to Hunt more Buffalo
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The men of the Plains Indians responsibilty were?
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Hunting
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Who did the Plains Indians trade with and what?
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Pueblo Indians and traded horses.
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What railraod crossed the US?
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Transcontinental
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What state became the first state after the completition of the transcontinental railroad?
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Nevade
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What grew up along the railroad lines?
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Cities
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What did the Transcontinental Railroad Symbolize?
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National Unity
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Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific rairoads meet?
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Promontory, Utah
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When did the Cattle Kingdom end?
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When the farmers put up fences.
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Most of the cowhands in Texas were veterans of what?
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Confederate Army
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Who did the Cowhands learn their skills for cattle drivers from?
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Mexican Vaqueros
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Why did the Federal Officials force Indian Leaders to change the terms of the Ft. Larmaie Treaty?
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Gold was discovered at Pikes Peak in Colorado!
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When did Geronimo surrender?
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1886
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What did Geronimo's surrender mark in history?
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Formal Warfare between whites and Indians.
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What disapperance greatly changed the Plains Indians way of life?
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Buffalo
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Native Americans agreed to give up some land for what reason?
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Gain respect for rights to the rest of their land.
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When did the Lakotas leave their reservation?
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1890
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Why did the Lakotas leave their reservation?
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Sitting Bull was killed
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What state was the last major land rush?
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Oklahoma
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What Act promised land to people who would farm it for 5 years.
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Homestead Act
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Farmers and labor Unions made up what?
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Populist Party
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When did the Farmers have to deal with the falling crop prices?
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Late 1800's.
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