The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
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What was the carlisle school
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a school set up for indian youths.
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What sort of people took advantage of the Homestead Act
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Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers
, and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but
it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it
worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so
personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women
who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast.
Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important
to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of
them.
After the civil war why did cattle ranching become a good job
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After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because
the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
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An effect of the Dawes act was that American Indians
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Lost their traditional cultural practices
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After the first rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations
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Large mining companies
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What word best describes the new south
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building of industries
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Journeys across the United states in the mid 1800s
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Journeys made across the United States in the mid-1800s were long and dangerous.
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Many Americans migrating from large cities in the East wanted to escape what
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all of the above
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Ask us of the following made some people from eastern cities want to move west after the Civil War
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too many people in eastern cities
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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
What was the carlisle school
a school set up for indian youths.
What sort of people took advantage of the Homestead Act
Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers
, and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but
it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it
worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so
personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women
who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast.
Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important
to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of
them.