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26 Cards in this Set
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Homestead act |
Encouraged people to move west. Gave people 160 acers of land free. Gave this land to to any citizen. |
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Exodusters |
Were freedmen mainly in kansas. Migrated to the west after the civil war. |
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Great Plains |
The grassland extending through the west-central portion of the US. |
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The treaty of fort Laramie |
A treat in which the souix agreed to live on a reservation along the Mississippi river. |
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Medicine lodge treaties |
Treaties in which the government intended to relocate the Native Americans to a reservation. |
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Reservation |
A plot of land intended for a group of people. Mainly Native Americans. |
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Assimilation |
A plan in which Native Americans give up what they believe and become part of the white culture. |
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Dawes act |
A plan to Americanize the Native Americans and forcing them to give up their land. Gave NA 160 free acers of land. |
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Longhorn |
Animals who were sturdy and short tempered. |
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Wounded knee |
Whites killing Native Americans brought Indian wars to an end. Very gruesome. |
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Sand Creek |
700 men sent to a native village killing many. |
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Morrill Act |
An act that gave government land to the states for schools. |
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Bonanza farm |
Huge single crop plots of land for farming. |
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Grange |
It's purpose was to provide a social outlet and education for isolated farm families. |
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Farmers Alliance |
Alliances sent from town to town to educate people about the market at the time |
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Bimetallism |
A money system in which the government used gold and silver in exchange for paper money. |
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Gold standard |
Backing paper money with gold. |
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"Cross of Gold" |
A speech given by William Jennings Bryan supporting bimetallism. |
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William McKinley |
A candidate for the president who was pro gold standard. |
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William Jennings Bryan |
A former congressman pro bimetallism. |
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Chisholm Trail |
The major trail route from Texas through kansas. |
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Long drive |
Transporting cattle mainly took 3 months. |
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George A. Custer |
First to report that the black hills has gold. |
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Oliver Hudson Kelley |
Started Grange. |
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Farmers problems |
Bad land to farm on. Low crop prices. Currency deflation. |
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Populist party |
Formed by farmers. Demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers and give people the greater voice in the government. |
