US History Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Warm-up p. 15 Copy the following quote- These lands are ours, no one has the right to remove us because we were the first owners.
Sitting Bull Leader of the Sioux Indians Played a role in the major victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against Lt. Col. Custer
Sitting Bull
Assimilation A minority group’s adoption of the beliefs & way of life of the dominant culture
Assimilation
Dawes Act Enacted in 1887, that was intended to “Americanize” Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners
Dawes Act
Battle of Wounded Knee The massacre by U.S. soldiers of 300 unarmed Native Americans
The Battle of Wounded Knee
Homestead Act Act that gave land in the west to any citizen. Taking land away from Native Americans
Homestead Act
Morrill Act Laws enacted in 1862 & 1890 to help create agricultural colleges by giving federal land to states.
Morrill Act
Bonanza farm An enormous farm on which a single crop is grown.
Bonanza farm
Grange A social & educational organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads in the late 19th century.
Grange
Farmers’ Alliance Groups of farmers, or those sympathize with farming issues sent farmers to town to educate people about agriculture
Farmers’ Alliance
Populism Late 19th century political movement demanding that people have a greater voice in government & seeking to advance the interests of farmers and labors
Populism
Bimetallism The use of both gold & silver as a basis for a national monetary system.
Bimetallism
Gold Standard Monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined in terms in amount of gold.
Gold Standard
Williams Jennings Bryan Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in He was a strong supported Prohibition in the 1920s & attacked Darwinism and evolution.
Williams Jennings Bryan
Treaty of Fort Laramie The Sioux agreement to live on reservation land along the Missouri River.
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Buffalo The most significant blow to tribal life was the killing of the buffalo.
Buffalo
Barbed Wire Invented to prevent animals from trampling crops and wandering off.
Barbed Wire
Steel Plow Invented in 1837 made farming more efficient in root-filled soil.
Steel Plow
Horses Increased the mobility of Native Americans and helped with hunting.
Horse - Appaloosas The Appaloosa has had a prominent role in shaping the history of the American West. From being the trusted mount of the Comanche and Plains Indians to being adapted for the cowboy way of life, the Appaloosa has come a long way. To the left, this blanketed Appaloosa shows the immense beauty and power of this horse.
Horse - Appaloosas