In the 1830’s the Plains Indians were sent to the Great American Deserts in the west because the white men did not think they deserved the land. Afterwards‚ they were able to live peacefully‚ and to follow their traditions and customs‚ but when the white men found out the land they were on were still good for agricultural‚ or even for railroad land they took it back. Thus‚ the white man movement westward quickly begun. This prospect to expand westward caused the government to become thoroughly
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around midnight. C.at noon. D.just after sunrise. E.late afternoon. Answer Key: E 10.0/ 10.0 Points Which of the following regions would you expect to have the most tornadoes in the winter? Question 3 of 9 A.southern Great Plains. B.northern Great Plains. C.Oklahoma. D.southern Gulf States. Answer Key: D 10.0/ 10.0 Points In a region where severe thunderstorms with tornadoes are forming‚ one would not expect to observe Question 4 of 9 A.the polar jet stream above the region
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hundred or so years in history the settling of the American Great Plains. One of the big-gest violations of the environment was taking place‚ the buffalo hunters‚ and the extermination of the Native Ameri-cans and their culture. The Great Plains‚ before the arri-val of the buffalo hunter must have been a remarkable sight. The countryside must have looked like it was a mov-ing carpet of bison. With over 60 million buffalo roaming the plains (Pendley‚ 1995‚p. 124) at one time man saw this as a threat
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How Violent was the Old West During the time frame of 1860-1890 there was an area in the West known as the Great Plains. Although‚ before it was designated as the Great Plains it was known as the Great American Desert. The Great Plains was originally home to buffalo and Indians labeled as Plains Indians which can be broken down into several different groups such as‚ the Lakota Indians‚ Pawnee Indians‚ and Cheyenne Indians just to name a few. Soon all that changed when the Idea of money and
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used for linings of coats‚ jackets‚ facings‚ and ties. It is also used for draperies‚ upholstery‚ bedspreads‚ and sheets. Satin weave has proved so popular that various types of satin-weave fabrics have developed. CANVAS A heavy‚ strong‚ usually plain weave fabric that historically was made of flax‚hemp‚ or cotton. Today‚ it is usually made of cotton‚ but some fabrics made ofman-made fibers or blends are also called canvas. Canvas is‚ roughly speaking‚ heavier than duck or sailcloth although the
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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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of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West. Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns‚ horses‚ relied on Buffalo Sioux & Buffalo – gunpowder‚ improved guns‚ hunting by non-Indian traders led to rapid decline in Buffalo population. Exterminating of Buffalo sometimes encouraged by US Army Commanders to bring the
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thicker/stronger yarns) b. How to Identify? Different Selvage types Normal (plain) go and forward Clipped/fringed It doesn’t tuck around Tucked Go and forward but it stops. It doesn’t continue on Leno Fused Binning elements 2. Loom type a. what is a loom? Weaving machine b. 2 types of Looms shuttle (boat like device carries filling) shuttle-less (rapier‚ air et‚ projectile) c. How to Identify? Shuttle has plain selvage 3. Tenter Frame type what is a tenter frame? A machine that
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immune systems caused by starvation. (Grada‚ 2103). Those that managed to escape the slums and ghettos moved west toward the Appalachian Mountains and beyond them to the Mississippi River and then onto the Great Plains to farm their own land. However early exploration of the Great Plains showed a scarcity of surface water or lumber which originally made the area less eye-catching for pioneer settlement or farming. In fact it was known as the Great American Desert.
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the past few decades the High Plains have consistently been losing its population. So‚ in 1987 Doctors Frank and Deborah Popper introduced the idea of Buffalo Commons. They described this project as “A combination of literary metaphor‚ public-policy proposal‚ futurist prediction and ecological restoration project” (The Buffalo Commons: Its Antecedents). The essential focus of this project was to replace the ever decrease population by returning buffalo back to the Plains. This plan was originally met
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