What land? -“The Great Plains”/Prairie Plains: rich soil and good rainfall (Wisconsin down to Texas) -High Plains: rough‚ semiarid (Montana down to NMex.) -Rockies: formidable barrier (Alaska to NMex.) -Western Basin: home to many NA‚ desert‚ held in by the Cascades and Sierra Nevada‚ MOST travelers here (Idaho and Utah) -Pacific Coast: Washington‚ CA‚ OR -Early explorers like Pike thought the country beyond the MI was uninhabitable; Mapmakers agreed‚ calling it the “Great American Desert”;
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(Nuts‚ berries…) ARCHAIC HUNTERS AND GATHERERS Archaic Indians hunted with spears but also used traps‚ nets‚ and hooks. Most Archaic Indians migrate from place to place to harvest plants and animals. Did not establish permanent villages. GREAT PLAINS BISON HUNTERS Folsom hunters moved all the time to maintain contact with their prey
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Himalayan glaciers are unmatched to any other River in the world. Nepal is the abode to the Himalayas from whose magnificent heights‚ the rivers hurtle down through the foothills‚ fostered by monsoon rains and melting snow‚ on their way to the Great Plains of the Ganges. So your thrilling rafting experience in Nepal surely will be the one you would cherish throughout life. Rafting in Nepal is also unique because you find every kind of River that suits your level of rafting. The Rivers have been
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1865-1900 was the period when the United States was changing from the Reconstruction period to the new Industrial age. The new change of the United States also changed the American agriculture for the citizens. The American agriculture changed because new technology was advancing‚ government policy was treating some people unfair‚ and economic conditions were rough for many. As the United States grows larger in population and larger in land‚ technology was becoming newer and better as well.
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The West Crystal Camden HIS/125 September 23rd‚ 2012 Shane Oldenburg The West 1. How did the culture of the Plains Indians‚ specifically the Lakota Sioux‚ change in the late 19th century? Americans had been traveling westward in small numbers until the late 1840’s when gold was discovered throughout the region. Afterwards‚ Americans passed through the plains regions in heavy numbers seeking fortunes and gold presenting significant problems for the Sioux. They decimated the land and
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1) Indian life on the Great Plains was transformed dramatically‚ as nearly every Native American was living on a reservation by force‚ as their land had been taken away from them. One of the Indian’s main food supply had degenerated as well‚ as Buffalo Bill killed 4‚300 bison to feed the Union Pacific Railroad crews and the Army killed 9 million buffalo. The Native Americans lost their homes‚ and their major food source‚ which is a dramatic change in any person or tribe’s life. 2) Yes‚ the Indian
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altered. Particularly Native Americans‚ industrial workers and African Americans saw their entire way of life changed by many different factors. Native Americans saw the most dramatic change in their lives during this time period. Buffalo in the Great Plains were central to Native American life as it was used for many different things including housing‚ clothing‚ blankets‚ and food (Danzer 409). They lived a communal life where their children were raised by the whole village‚ and where they were governed
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Story of an Hour” On the surface‚ “A Wagner Matinee” and “The Story of an Hour” seem like completely different stories‚ with a dissimilar plot and unlike settings. “A Wagner Matinee” is a story about the effects and hardships of living on the Great Plains‚ and the sustaining power of music on the human spirit‚ while “The Story of an Hour” expresses the constraints of marriage in the 19th century. However‚ after thoroughly reading both stories‚ one can observe several similarities between them in
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Changes in Farming: Contributing factors in farming changes post Civil War After the Civil War there were many factors that contributed the changes that occurred in farming in America. Among them was the drive for the South to renew and regain what had been lost due to the war. Leaders saw it as a time to diversify and turn towards industrialization. The Industrial revolution was underway and with it brought many new inventions that would lead to growth in the farming industry. The wide open
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clothes and for writing stories. They were all hunters or farmers if they were men. If they were women they would stay home take care of the kids or get materials for beds or teepees. The name Wyoming comes from the the Dakota word known as “large plains.” They sometimes used huts or dens as homes. The teepees were made for the hunter’s family. UNIVERSITIES‚ COLLEGES‚ AND SPORTS Wyoming only has one university in the whole state and it is Wyoming University. They have many colleges and a few of them
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