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History
Chapter 5:Changes on the Western Frontier
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Great Plains | the vast grassland that extends through the central portion of north America from Texas northward to Canada east of the rocky mountains |
| Treaty of Fort Laramie | the treat requiring the Sioux to live on the reservation along the Missouri River |
| Sitting bull | leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, never signed it |
| George A. Custer | reported that the Black Hills had gold "from the grass roots down", a gold rush was on |
| Assimilation | a minority groups adoption of the beliefs and the way of life of the dominant culture |
| Dawes Act | a law, enacted in 1887, that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners |
| battle of Wounded knee | the massacre by U.S soldiers of 300 unarmed Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota in 1890 |
| longhorn | a breed of study, long-horned cattle brought by the Spanish to Mexico and suited to the dry conditions of the Southwest |
| Chisholm trail | the major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas |
| Long Drive | the moving of cattle over trails to a shipping center |
| Homestead Act | a U.S law enacted in 1862. that provided 160 acres in the west to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household. |
| Exoduster | an African American who migrated from the South to Kansas in the post-reconstruction years |
| Soddy | a home built of blocks of turf |
| Morril Acts | laws enacted in 1862 and 1890 to help create agricultural colleges by giving federal land to states |
| Bonanza Farm | an enormous farm on which a single crop is grown |
| Oliver Hudson Kelley | In 1867 he started the Patrons of Husbandry, |
| Grange | an organization for farmers that became popularly known |
| Farmers Alliances | groups of farmers or those sympathy with farming issues who sent lecturers from town to town to educate people about agricultural and rural issues |
| Populism | a late 19th century political movement demanding that people have a greater voice in government and seeking to advance the interests of farmers andlaborers |
| Bimetallism | the use of both gold and silver as a basis for a national monetary system |
| Gold Standard | a monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined in terms of a set amount of gold |
| William McKinley | 1896 campaign progressed the republican party stated its firm commitment to the gold standard and nominated him for president |
| William Jennings Bryan | at the democratic convention former congressman, editor of the Omaha world herald delivered an impassioned address to the assembled delegates |
| Bland-Allison-Act | money supply increased not enough for farmers |
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