History of the Great Plains

What was the role of women in Indian society on the Great Plains?

• Supervising spiritual life and leading religious ceremonies

• Hunting and protecting the family

• Waging war to defend territory and gain riches

• Overseeing life in the home and gathering food

What led to the change in the Plains Indians' way of life during the 1600s?

• Discovery of gold and silver

• Arrival of Spanish settlers

• Establishment of cattle ranches

• Introduction of horses

What was the impact of the Western mining boom on the environment?

• Increase in lawlessness and disorder

• Pollution of clear mountain streams

• Creation of ghost towns

• Forcing Native Americans from the land

What led to the decline of the Cattle Boom in the West?

• Expansion of railroad lines

• Introduction of barbed wire fencing

• Decrease in demand for cattle

• Migration of farmers onto the range

What were the longhorns?

• Large herds of wild cattle

• Skilled artists of the Plains Indians

• Religious ceremonies of the Native Americans

• Outlaws who enforced vigilante justice

Where did the gold rush of 1849 take place?

• North Texas

• Great Plains

• Sierra Nevada

• Chisholm Trail

What was the main reason for the migration of people to the West during the Gold Rush?

• Search for religious freedom

• Search for gold and other precious metals

• Establishment of new farming lands

• Escape from the Civil War

What was the impact of the introduction of horses on the Plains Indians' way of life?

• It led to the decline of their traditional hunting methods

• It led to an increase in their farming activities

• It improved their mobility and hunting efficiency

• It caused conflicts and wars among different tribes

How did the Cattle Boom affect the economy of the West?

• It led to a decrease in the price of beef

• It led to an increase in the population of the West

• It led to the establishment of many new towns

• It led to the decline of the local farming industry

What was the name of the route used by prospectors during the Gold Rush?

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Appalachian Trail

• Chisholm Trail