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    lost village‚ a place where natives. The Spanish: They brought horses‚ which had the same effect on the Plains Indian economy as railroads did on Anglo villages in the Midwest. Comanche: They migrated out of eastern Wyoming‚ Shoshone people who had lived in the upper Platte River drainage. With horses‚ the Comanche moved south‚ hunting and raiding over a huge swath of the southern plains. Texas Rangers : They were organized by the Republic of Texas to go after the Indians.” They made sorrow

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    Cattle Industry Expansion

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    The cattle industry started to see substantial growth around the 1860s. This growing industry provided new opportunities and endless possibilities to people in the South‚ as they began taking over new lands in the West and creating cow towns. Many Indian tribes were displaced from their native lands so they could be used for the cattle trade. This caused conflicts between white Americans and the Indian people. By expanding the railroad systems westward and forcing Indian tribes to leave their land

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    located as a mid-latitude interior continental state (and having the highest average elevation in the United States)‚ combined with complex topography‚ results in dramatic climate differences from place to place and from year to year.   From the Great Plains of eastern Colorado to the high peaks of the Rockies and the Continental Divide‚ to the valleys‚ canyons and plateaus of western Colorado‚ the various climates are each very different.” (CCC) The population of Colorado as a whole is 5‚029‚196

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    The scenery from this city is supposedly on of the most breathtaking in the world‚ and that says something. Sure other places have great areas (America has the Great Plains and Texas)‚ but this beats them all to the top spot. The view from its height‚ 7‚800 feet above sea level‚ is unbelievable. Not everyone gets to see the world from the clouds‚ but those who due cherish it forever. The view get even

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    In this work of non-fiction Timothy Egan expresses his wish for sounder government policy to avoid natural disasters. Egan’s The Worst Hard Time is a harrowing tale about farmers who decided to stay on the plains stretching across Texas’ panhandle‚ Oklahoma‚ New Mexico‚ and Colorado during the major drought in the 1930’s. The disaster‚ known as the Dust Bowl‚ is largely regarded as a human caused problem. Egan‚ who is a national correspondent on environmental issues for the New York Times‚ expertly

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    from nature. It was an egalitarian system‚ where everyone had equal access to everything they needed. The Cheyenne tribe were considered equestrian foragers‚ concentrating on hunting large animals‚ primarily buffalo (O’Neil). They lived in the Great Plains in what is now South Dakota‚ Wyoming‚ Nebraska‚ Colorado‚ and Kansas (Englar 6). Today‚ the Cheyenne are split into two groups. The Northern Cheyenne live in Montana and the Southern Cheyenne live in Oklahoma. They consider themselves one people

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    This interaction caused the Lakota culture to change a great deal during the nineteenth century. Horses and guns brought about a dramatic change in the Lakota’s culture. They “enabled them to seize and defend their rich hunting grounds‚ to follow the great migrating herds of buffalo that shaped their distinctive way of life‚ and by the middle of the nineteenth century to evolve into the proud and powerful monarchs of the northern Great Plains (R6).” They acquired their first horses and guns‚ along

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    Vachel Lindsay’s “Flower Fed Buffaloes” is a carefully crafted lament of the destruction of the prairies‚ of what was once beauty‚ conveyed through the metaphor of the buffalo‚ the bison species native to the Great Plains. The bison were the very lifeblood of the prairie‚ and all of the Plains Indians‚ the Native American tribes (Lindsay specifically references the Pawnee and Blackfoot) depended on the buffalo for food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ and equipment. It is entirely reflective‚ written in first person

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    Manifest Destiny‚ Plains Indians were faced with great tensions and pressures from the United States to cede their land for American benefit. Nowhere was this event more prevalent than in Texas‚ where an influx of white Americans settled following its annexation in 1845. This soon led to American encroachment upon the lands of numerous tribes‚ including the Comanche‚ leading to disputes and conflicts between the two cultures. With events such as the Council House Fight and the Great Raid of 1840‚ which

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    Apes: Ogallala Aquifer

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    aquifer? is still intact because it’s underground. The Ogallala Aquifer of the Texas High Plains: A Race Against Time (26:33 min) 1. How has the drought changed Texas? aquifers are disappearing at a rapid rate. 2. Describe the Southern Texas Plains. depending on aquifer 3. What has been the big challenge? waiting for the change to replace the aquifer. 4. How much rain falls in the Southern Texas Plains? 18in 5. When was the aquifer discovered? 1850 6. How was agriculture developed with

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