Social Studies WK7

• What year did Columbus go to America?

In 1492 Christopher Columbus he went to go to Spain.

• Why are the native Americans called American Indians? 

To describe themselves.

Time line from 1803 - 1903

Push and Pull Factors

                  

                 Push                                                                                                                 Pull                                                                                                                           

1. To get away from the law                                                                Clarabelle wants adventure
2. To crowded                                                                                      Harlan family issue
3. Waldo struggling to sell                                                                    Elvira want freedom religion
4. Jackson lost his farm                                                                        August wants to be fur trapper
5. Sheltered life                                                                                    Ambrose look for gold
6. Financial                                                                                          Ellery to get rich quickly
7. Find her husband                                                                             Woodrow new start in life
8. Hate future society                                                                           Merrit wants own land

Obstacles                                                                                                                  Pull back

1. Bandits                                                                                                       No schools
2. Indians                                                                                                       No doctors
3. Constant wind                                                                                           Droughts
4. Huge distance                                                                                           Loneliness
5. Attack by animals                                                                                     Lack of timber

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Why you move from East to West?wWhy/Why not?

People move to West for a better living or sometimes they rceived a letter from friends or family who had move to west and the oppurtunity to buy land.If I were them I would not move because I don't know their culture and If I were welcome to them.This is where i lived and my family is here that's why I don't need to move to West.People move to West for lands and good soil for farming and because it was very crowded living on the East.Thats the reason why people move from East to West.


Why were the Buffalo so important to the Plains Indians?

Answer:

1. From the Woodlands
2. On hunting the buffalo and farming
3. Because Plains unsuitable for farming. Indians didin't the tools to use on the difficult Plains soils,
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• Meat-Flesh-boiled,brain
• Hide-Tipi covering,leggingd,shirts
• Other parts-Shoulder blades-hoes 

       5. About 15 minutes

       6.Where he can approach it without the danger of being trampled to death.

       7.Noisy and dangerous as the confused snimals ran around in a circle of panic.

       8.Indian who made this the everyday sport and amusement of his life there is less difficulty and less danger.