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| How did people’s perceptions and use of the Great Plains change after the Civil War? |
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| Because of new technologies, people saw the Great Plains not as a “treeless wasteland” but as a vast area to be settled. |
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| What are the physical features of the Great Plains? |
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• Flatlands that rise gradually from east to west
• Land eroded by wind and water
• Low rainfall
• Frequent dust storms |
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| What are the inventions/adaptations created to make life easier in the west? |
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Definition
• Barbed wire
• Steel plows
• Dry farming
• Sod houses
• Beef cattle raising
• Wheat farming
• Windmills
• Railroads |
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| Why did westward expansion occur? |
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Definition
• Opportunities for land ownership
• Technological advances, including the Transcontinental Railroad
• Possibility of wealth created by the discovery of gold and silver
• Adventure
• A new beginning for former slaves |
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| What were Native Americans forced to move onto by western settlers? |
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| What was the last major Native American victory over the United States? |
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| Who was the Native American Leader that made the statement “I will fight no more forever” and was the leader of the Nez Perce? |
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