5.02 Life on the Great Plains

What was a reason that immigrants moved to America?

• For a better life

• Because they were forced to

• The government ordered them to

• To find gold

What were some of the challenges immigrants faced that were different than those of the American settlers out west.

• They did not know the language, yet

• Their culture was different

• The were discriminated against

• They had to work for the Americans

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• African American soldiers stationed out west to protect the settlers from Native American Attacks

• Soldiers who protected the buffalo

• African American soldiers stationed out west to protect the Native Americans

• Soldiers who were buffalos

Who was a Buffalo Soldier from TN?

• George Jordan

• John Sevier

• William Blount

• Alexander Bell

Who was being pushed off their land when the settlers were moving West?

• African Americans

• Settlers

• Native Americans

• Tennesseans

What was the Government solution to the Native Americans getting pushed off their lands?

• Moving all Native Americans to reservations

• Going to war with the Native Americans

• Letting them have the land back

• Splitting America in two

What is a reservation?

• Land set aside for a specific group

• An amusement park

• The war fought between the indians and settlers

• The school the government started.

What is the Homestead Act of 1862.

• An act the opened the western part of America up for settlement

• Gave a home to every person out west

• Forced Immigrants to move out West

• The act the forced Native Americans to move to Michigan

What were some of the MEN's jobs?

• Building Barns

• Building Fences

• Planting Crops

• Fetching Water

What were some of the WOMEN'S jobs?

• Helping the farmer in the fields

• Making Soap

• Sewing clothes

• Building a Barn