Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Westward Expansion, Day 1

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What is the title of the table?

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The Buffalo Population

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Approximately, how many buffalo existed in 1800? In 1889? Options: 60 million in 1800 and 541 in 1889, 50 million in 1800 and 1,000 in 1889, 40 million in 1800 and 500 in 1889, 70 million in 1800 and 1,500 in 1889

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60 million in 1800 and 541 in 1889

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What change in U.S. policy can explain the information shown in the table?

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The U.S. government encouraged hunters to slaughter buffalo herds

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Who was Satanta AND how did his actions affect U.S. strategy toward Natives?

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Satanta was a Native American leader whose resistance led to increased military actions by the U.S. against Native tribes.

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By 1875, _______________ had regained political power in Texas.

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Democrats

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The _______________ included a bill of rights similar to the version found in the U.S. Constitution.

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Constitution of 1876.

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Review - Select the most appropriate answer using the word bank. _______________ rented land from a landowner to grow crops but owned most of their own farming supplies.

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Tenant farmers.

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______________ had no control over which crops were planted or how they were sold.

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Sharecroppers.

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The _______________ was the land the United States acquired in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the U.S.-Mexican War.

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Mexican Cession

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______________ took control after President Lincoln’s death and wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.

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Radical Republicans