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16 Cards in this Set
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sundance
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a ceremony giving thanks to the gods
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Vaqueros
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Mexican and Spanish cowhands. They taught Americans to herd cattle.
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ghost dance
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celebrated a time when Native Americans lived freely on the plains, they believed that it would bring anew world of plenty, free of white settlers. Settlers thought it would bring war.
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Why did farmers form cooperatives?
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many farmers were able to buy goods at cheaper prices by forming pools that were known as cooperatives.
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sod busters
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the name given to farmers on the plains, these settlers decided to settle on the east coast for industrial opportunity
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cowhands
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these people drove cattle, often they had to fight grass fires and stop stampedes
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ghost town
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a town that is abandoned because there is no profit left to be made
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why was the trans-continental railway important?
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allowed people and supplies to move much quicker and easier, the government encouraged the building of railroads by offering land grants to railroad companies
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Homestead Act
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government encouraged settlers to move onto the plains by passing the Homestead Act. This gave away free land to settlers that would farm the land.
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What was the farmer's alliance?
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alliance was most active in the South, an on the plains, it fought to improve the lives of farmers
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who supported Will Jennings Bryan?
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he was supported by the Democrats and the Populists
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What took place in Boom town?
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tents were replaced by wooden buildings to provide better housing for businesses and merchants followed , miners sell them goods
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Hispanic American alliance
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an alliance made by the Mexicans to protect their rights
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Chief Joe
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chief Joe, and other natives, refused to move onto reservations, also many didn't like that American government broke these treaties
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what problems did plain farmers face?
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severe winters , grass hopper swarms, and dry climate
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reservations
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areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans
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