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History 8 ch 17

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show relied on the Buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing; their way of life slowly came to an end  
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show wrote a book called “A Century of Dishonor” that told about the destruction of native culture  
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Cattle Trails   show
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Transcontinental Railroad   show
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End of the Cattle kingdom   show
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show helped farmers settle the plains by giving them 160 acres for a small fee, it was theirs to keep if they worked it for 5 years  
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show Battle in which many innocent Native Americans were killed; marked an end to the Indian Wars  
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“Wild West”   show
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show Grew out of the new demand for beef after the Civil War; the railroad allowed ranchers to ship beef to both the eastern and western markets; harsh weather and economic depression bring the cattle kingdom to an end  
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Reservation   show
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show In 1889 the Federal Government opened up Oklahoma to settlement; homesteaders rushed in to claim land  
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Help for Farmers   show
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show helped build the railroad, worked as cowhands, and mined for gold  
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show after a strike miners would build a tent city, merchants would then move in, governments would be established, and when the ore dried up what was left was a ghost town  
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show what many called the Great Plains because of its dry climate  
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Comstock Lode   show
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show low-paid workers who faced many dangers on the cattle drive  
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show were formed to help bring farmers together; provided them with educational and social opportunities  
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show pushed for reform; eight-hour workday and income tax were reforms from the populists  
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show town in Utah where the transcontinental railroad was joined  
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Vaquero   show
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