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Frontier Struggles: Populism, Treaty Failures, and Western Expansion

Explore how the Grange and Populist Party addressed issues, effects of treaties, and challenges faced by Plains farmers. Discover key events such as the Homestead Act of 1862 and battles like at Little Bighorn. Understand the impact of policies, inventions aiding farmers, and the legacy of original cowboys in Western history. Delve into the growth of cities and the end of the cattle boom, all shaping the dynamic American West.

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Frontier Struggles: Populism, Treaty Failures, and Western Expansion

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  1. Ch.19 REVIEW

  2. - How did members of the Grange attempt to solve their problems? Page 577

  3. Describe the Populist Party? Page 577

  4. What was the most important issue of the election of 1896? Page 578

  5. Why was a Great Plains farmer always referred to as a ‘sodbuster’?(who ya gonna call?) Page 575

  6. What was the Homestead Act of 1862? Pages 574

  7. What was the First Treaty of Fort Laramie? Portfolio 564

  8. To whom did William Jennings Bryan compare the working class in his “Cross of Gold” speech? Pages 578

  9. What happened at Sand Creek in 1864?… Page 564

  10. Why did the Second Treaty of Fort Laramie fail ? Page 564

  11. What was the outcome of the June 26, 1876, battle near the Little Bighorn river in Montana? Page 565

  12. The Oklahoma land rush symbolized… …what? Page 578

  13. What was the intention of the Dawes Act of 1887? Page 567

  14. With over 300 Ghost Dancers killed, this marked the end of armed resistance in the West…Who am I? Page 566

  15. When the U.S. gov’t made treaties with the Indians, their policy was based on what?…and why? Page 563

  16. What did the large mining companies have that the individual prospectors didn’t have? Page 559

  17. Who didn’t support William Jennings Bryan? Page 578

  18. Why wasn’t more beef sold to the Eastern markets in the mid-1800s? Page 559

  19. What did the U.S. Census Bureau officially declare in 1890? Page 578

  20. Joseph McCoy… what did he accomplish? Page 559

  21. These guys were the ‘original’ cowboys… who were they? Page 560

  22. Why did Westerners form vigilante groups? Page 561

  23. What was the Populist Party, and what did their platform represent? Page 578

  24. What were some of the hardships faced by Plains Farmers? Page 575

  25. How did so many Europeans find out about ‘free land’ in America?... Page 575

  26. What were some inventions that aided the Plains Farmers. Page 576

  27. We were former slaves who settled in Missouri, Kansas, Indiana & Illinois… …who were we? Page 575

  28. Why did farmers support a “free silver” policy? Page 577

  29. What was one of the farmers biggest problems in the 1870s? Page 576

  30. What did the Populist Party want the gov’t to do to help pay down farmers debts? Page 488

  31. What did the Grangers ask the gov’t to regulate? Page 577

  32. What two (2) factors contributed most to the growth of cities in the West? Page 569

  33. In what ways did Western lawmakers recognize the contributions made by Western women: Page 569

  34. In what way did the Federal courts aid the farmers? Page 577

  35. In what ways did the mass killing of buffalo affect the Plains Indians people? Page 563 & 566

  36. After Custer was massacred at Little Big Horn, what did the U.S. Gov’t do?. Page 565

  37. When did the cattle industry really begin to grow? Page 559

  38. What were some of the challenges that the Plains farmer faced? Page 575

  39. The transcontinental railroad spurred Western settlement by……. (20.2…oopsey) Page 593

  40. What really brought the cattle boom to an end? (3 reasons) Page 561

  41. What groups of people settled in the West in large numbers? Page 575

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