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WWE &ThePlains

More Plains & WWE

States&Regions

AmericanIndians

Terms

1st Semester

These type of homes were built in

the Great Plains.

What are sod houses?

Many people moved out west in search of this with hopes to become wealthy.

What is gold and silver?

This tool enabled farmers to protect their

livestock and crops from predators.

What is barbed wire?

Physical features of the Great Plains included all of the following EXCEPT:

A.Flat lands that rise gradually from East to West

B.Frequent rain storms

C.Land eroded by wind and rain

D.Low rainfall & frequent dust storms

What is :

B. Frequent rain storms?

Because of _______, people saw the Great Plains not as a “treeless wasteland”, but as a vast area to be settled.

What is:

New Technologies?

This group of people moved west in search of a new

beginning.

Who are African Americans?

Former enslaved African Americans are known as this.

What/who are Exodusters?

These are two physical features of the Great

Plains.

What is: *Flatlands that rise gradually

from east to west*Land eroded by wind and

water

These two characteristics

describe the climate of the Great Plains.

What is:

*Low rainfall

*Frequent dust storms

This was the new perception of the

Great Plains(how the Great Plains was seen

after the Civil War)

What is: Not as a treeless wasteland,

but a vast area to be settled.

The steel industry is found in the same city as the ________ “Steelers”

football team.

What is:

Pittsburg?

The statue of Liberty can be seen from this city in this

state and region.

What is:New York, New York in the Northeast Region?

The Boston Tea Party took place in

this state and region.

What is:Massachusetts in the

Northeast?

These are the 9 states in the

Northeast Region.

What are:1.Maine2.Vermont3.New Hampshire4. Massachusetts5.Connecticut6.Rhode Island7.New York8.Pennsylvania9. New Jersey

The Liberty Bell is found in this city, state

and region.

What is:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Northeast Region?

American Indian homelands were

reduced because these were broken.

What are:Broken treaties

with the U.S. Government.

The reduction of THIS caused many

American Indians to do THIS into

American Culture.

What is:Buffalo &Assimilate

During Westward Expansion, most

American Indians were forced to this.

What are:Reservations?

Many American Indians died of

warfare and disease in this

battle.

What is:The Battle of

Wounded Knee?

This American Indian leader led the Nez Perce from their

traditional lands onto

Canada.

Who is Chief Joseph?

This invention pumped water from deep under

the ground.

What is:

The Windmill?

These adaptations allowed settlers to plant seeds deep in the moist ground and raise this

successful crop.

What is:Dry Farming and Wheat Farming?

This invention helped to plow into the tough

prairie soil.

What is: The Steel Plow?

This was a successful way to raise livestock for

cash/profits on the Great Plains.

What is:Beef Cattle Raising?

This invention allowed the transportation of

people and goods across the nation.

What is:The Transcontinental

Railroad?

WildCard!