HIST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Exodusters, Morrill Land-Grant Acts, Newlands Reclamation Act
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Chapter 15 the ecology of the west and south. Plains indians very nomadic people, very dependent on the bison for all aspects of theirs lives. Dawes severalty act breaking up native american land into allotments for individuals, instead of the reservation system. Private property allowed for formal education (white people education), citizenship and voting rights. Ghost dance manifestation of natives fear, anger and hope regarding the onslaught of white invaders. Wounded knee part of the ghost dance war, massacre of natives after the conflict at wounded knee creek. There is a mass grave for the dead here. Newlands reclamation act us federal law that funded irrigation projects for arid lands in the american west by selling public land. Exodusters movement of african american freed slaves along the mississippi to the midwest, especially kansas standard time synchronization of clocks within a geographical area and regions vaqueros spanish speaking cowboys/ranchers.
