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20 Cards in this Set
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How did horses affect the life of the plains indians?
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they made it possible to hunt more buffalo
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Who were responsible for hunting?
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the men
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Who did the plains indians trade with for horses?
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The Pueblo Indians
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What railroad crossed the U.S.?
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the transcontinental railroad
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Which state became a state first after the trancontinental railroad was built?
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Nevada
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What happened after railroads were built?
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Cities grew up along railroad lines
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True or False? Many people thought that the railroad was a symbol of worldwide peace.
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Flase. A symbol of national unity.
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True or False? The promontory was in Utah.
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True. Promontory was where the railroads met.
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Was the cattle kindom ended because farmers built more barns or more fences?
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Fences
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If you were a cowhand in
Texas, you would most likely be a veteran from the... |
Confederate Army
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Who did cowhands learn their skills from?
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Mexican Vaqueros (Cowboys)
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Why did government officials force the indians to change the terms of the Ft. Laramie Treaty?
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Gold had been discovered in Pikes Peak which had been part of the Indian's land
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Who surrendered in 1886, marking the end of the formal warfare between whites and Indians?
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Geronimo
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True or False? The disappearance of buffalo did not change the Indians' way of life.
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Flase. The disappearance of buffalo greatly changed their way of life.
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True or False? Native Americans agreed to give up land in hope of gaining more white friends.
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False. They hoped to gain respect for rights to the rest of their land.
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True or False? Lakotas left their reservations in 1890 because Sitting Bull was killed.
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True.
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_______ was the last state of the mayjor land ruch.
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Oklahoma
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The ___________ _____ promised land to people who could farm it for five years and pay the filing fee.
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Homestead Act
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Farmors and labor unions made up the __________ party.
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Populist
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What did farmers deal with in the late 1800s?
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falling crop prices
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