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Section 13-1 "Cultures Clash on the Prairies" (pp. 408-417)

 * Contrast the cultures of Native Americans and white settlers and explain why white settlers moved west.
 * Identify restrictions imposed by the government on Native Americans and describe the consequences.
 * Identify the government's policy of assimilation as well as continuing conflicts between Native Americans and settlers. [[image:Ghost_dance.jpg width="455" height="289" align="right"]]
 * Trace the development of the cattle industry.
 * Describe both the myth and the reality of the American cowboy and explain the end of the open range.

Section 13-2 "Settling on the Great Plains" (pp. 420-424)

 * Explain the rapid settlement of the Great Plains due to homesteading.
 * Describe how early settlers survived on the plains and transformed them into profitable farm land.

Section 13-3 "Farmers and the Populist Movement" (pp. 425-429)

 * Identify the problems farmers faced and their cooperative efforts to solve them.
 * Explain the rise and fall of the Populist Party.



= = =Chapter 13 Assignments=

//Readings are due the next school day, unless noted otherwise// ||= **Homework Assignments** //Assignments are due the next school day, unless noted otherwise// ||
 * = **Date** ||= **In-Class Assignments** ||= **Readings**
 * = **Thursday**
 * 2.19.15** || * Read Section 13-1 pp. 408-417
 * Complete [[file:Section 13-1 Worksheet.doc]] || * Read Sections 13-1 and 13-2 || * Finish 13-1 worksheet ||
 * = **Friday**
 * 2.20.15** || * Review Section 13-1
 * [[file:13-2 Group Work Instructions.doc]] || * Read Section 13-3 || * No written homework ||
 * = **Monday**
 * 2.23.15** || * Complete [[file:Section 13-3 Assignment.docx]] || * No reading assignment || * No written homework ||
 * = **Tuesday**
 * 2.24.15** || * Review Chapter 13
 * Begin Chapter 14 ||  ||   ||

Chapter 13 Study Terms:

 * Culture of the Plains Indians
 * Dawes Act
 * Assimilation
 * Wounded Knee
 * End of the wide open frontier
 * Challenges faced by frontier farmers
 * The Grange
 * Homestead Act
 * Populist Party
 * Bimetallism - who supported and why
 * William McKinley
 * William Jennings Bryan

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