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13 Cards in this Set
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Great Plains
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the grasslands extending through the west central portion of the U.S.
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Sitting Bull
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leader of the hunkapapa Sioux never signed treatyof Fort Laramie and led Sioux to defeat Custer at Battle of Little Bighorn
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George A. Custer
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reported the there was gold in the Black hills and was defeated at Battle of Little Bighorn
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Assimilation
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a plan under which Native Americans woud give up thier beliefs and ways of life and become part of the white American culture
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dawes Act
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aiming to "Americanize" the Native Americans
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Longhorn
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sturdy, short-tmepered breeds accoustomed to the dry grasslands of Southern Spain
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Chisholm Trail
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the major cattle route from San Antonio through OK and KN
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long drive
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overland transport of animals, oftenlast about 3 months. 1 cowboy to 250-300 cattle. cook drve the chuck wagon and set up camp. wrangler cared for extra horses
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Homestead act
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offered 160 acres of land to any citizen or intended citizen who was lead of the household
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exoduster
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african Americans who moved from the Post reconstruction south to Kansas
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soddy
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freestanding house made be stacking blocks of prarie turf
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Morill act
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gave federal land to states to help finance agricultural colleges
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Bananza farm
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enormous single crop spreads of 15,000 to 50,000 acres
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