Module 2 Flash Cards

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What did Native Americans believe about land ownership?

Back

Land was unable to be owned.

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What was the government's plan of assimilation for Native Americans?

Back

The government would set up schools for Native American children.

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How did Helen Hunt Jackson’s plan differ from the government’s plan?

Back

She focused on increasing public awareness about problems that Native Americans faced.

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What is sluicing?

Back

A technique that used a trough to separate gold from gravel.

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What is placer mining?

Back

A type of mining in which minerals were found in loose sand and gravel.

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What is hard-rock mining?

Back

A technique that involved digging tunnels along the veins of gold and breaking up tons of ore.

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What is hydraulic mining?

Back

A type of mining that used water under high pressure to blast away dirt, exposing the minerals underneath.

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What helped the cattle industry to become a big business in the late 1800s?

Back

The demand for beef increased due to growing cities.

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What were the factors that contributed to the rise of the cattle industry?

Back

The increase in the demand for beef, the seizing of Native Americans’ land, and the decrease in the supply of buffalo.

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What were the factors that contributed to the decline of the cattle industry?

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Overgrazing of land, the invention of barbed wire, and extreme weather patterns during summers and winters.