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    Crazy Horse and Red Cloud

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    Exam 1 Essay Strengths and Weaknesses of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud Throughout the 19th century and all of the hardships Native Americans endured‚ many Native American leaders came to and fell from power. With all of changes whites brought to the plains including everything from the idea of purchasing land to the introduction of whisky‚ life for Native Americans of the Great Plains became increasingly harder and harder. Whites were relentless in the way they pushed the Native Americans to their

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    APUSH Outline

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    F1 Outline I. The Great Plains A. Background 1. The Great Plains had blazing temps in the daytime and frigid cold at night. The only vegetation that could survive was grass which made the Great Plains a great place for livestock that needed to graze B. Indians of the Great Plains 1. There were about 100‚000 native Americans in the great plains i. A portion of them were settled in permanent villages. These people were decimated by European diseases such as smallpox ii. The others belonged

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    Study Guide CH. 16: CONQUERING A CONTINENT (493-522) KEY TERMS Index cards should be created for the following key terms including time period relevant‚ definition‚ and significance in historical time period • Homestead Act • Protective tariff • Trusts • Munn v. Illinois • Gold standard • Bimetallic standard • The Crime of 1873 • Greenbacks • Bland-Allison Act • Matthew Perry • William Seward • Morill Act • Great Plains • Cow country • Long Drive • Cattle towns • Wild West

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    Farming in the 1800s

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    Annie Catania March 5‚ 2014 AP US History DBQ In the period of 1865 to 1900‚ American agriculture was greatly affected by technology‚ government policy‚ and the economic conditions of the country. At first‚ the advances and decisions made in these three categories pleased farmers‚ and they had a positive outlook for the future. Their opinions changed drastically over a prolonged period of time. From 1865 to 1900 the United States’ railways increased their mileage dramatically (Document

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    Settlement of the West

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    Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚

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    Robert Herjavec is a businessman and investor. He is also known for his work on "Dragon’s Den"‚ "Shark Tank" and "Dancing with the Stars". His net worth is $200 million. How he made it Business Robert created the first technology company‚ BRAK Systems in 1990. He later sold it to AT&T Canada for $30.2 million a decade later. He created The Herjavec Group (THG)‚ a security software firm in 2003. The company has made sales worth $500 million. The company realizes $150 million in annual sales. He

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    Bam White :They were moving from the high desert chill of Las Animas‚ Colorado‚ to Littlefield‚ Texas‚ south of Amarillo‚ to start anew.. Bam White was a ranch hand‚ a lover of horses and empty skies. Archaeologists: were just starting to sort through a 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

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    1890s

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    Analyze the impact of immigration on American life during the 1890s The 1890s have brought immigration have changes the American life. It has boosted the economic perspective as well as the economy‚ caused a surplus in population and has caused government to overreact by creating an amplitude off laws. To begin with‚ the economy during the 1890s flourished. The increase of population such as the Chinese moving to California‚ made the farmers get an easy source of cheap labor. That means less

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    The Homestead Act

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    |The Homestead Act 1862 | |The first Homestead Act was passed in 1841. The terms of this act allowed people to purchase 160 acres of Plains land at a very small price. | | | |In a bid to encourage more people

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    Holcomb Valley History

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    Did you know Big Bear was named Yuhaviat for thousands of years? The word Yuhaviat is a Serrano Indian word that means “Pine Place.” In Big Bear there is some major interesting history from Holcomb Valley all the way to the lake. Big Bear is rich with history throughout the valley. In 1860‚ Holcomb Valley was founded. About 15 years after Big Bear Valley was discovered‚ prospector Bill Holcomb discovered gold in a nearby valley‚ that he named Holcomb Valley. After gold was found

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