https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige Lilah Meinhart en-us 2020-12-15 21:22:48 UTC 2025-11-11 02:47:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f917.png lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022967462 The Treaty of Fort Laramie took over Lakota Sioux territory. One result was a depletion of land and loss of elk and buffalo. ]]> 2020-12-16 06:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022967462 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022967984 Mount Rushmore was a degradation of the Native Nation’s sacred lands. For years, many Natives protested Mount Rushmore and eventually the AIM was formed. ]]> 2020-12-16 06:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022967984 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022968103 The Exodusters were a group of African Americans inspired by the Exodus to escape racism in the South by moving west. This was controversial among both blacks and whites. ]]> 2020-12-16 06:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022968103 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022968212 As the Exodusters arrived in the “Promised Land”, the Homestead Act offered free land in the west for citizens. Diseases such as yellow fever spread during this time as well. ]]> 2020-12-16 06:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1022968212 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964072 This act improved the country’s agriculture, but unfortunately pushed Natives off their land. It helped farmers but many people still faced hardship. ]]> 2020-12-16 22:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964072 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964209 The Morrill Act of 1862 was passed and it helped finance educational systems. Bonanza farms also arose, created by railroad companies and investors, and fencing wire gained popularity. ]]> 2020-12-16 22:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964209 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964550 George Custer was a military leader who led an attack against the Natives, but was surprised when Sitting Bull and his troops were already prepared due to his vision. Because Custer’s troops were outnumbers, they called for military personnel. ]]> 2020-12-16 22:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964550 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964715 The Battle of Wounded Knee took place in 1890 in attempt to stop Ghost Dancers. Sitting Bull , leader of the Lakota nation, was killed along with 25 cavalry men. ]]> 2020-12-16 22:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025964715 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025965080 Cowboys were very hard workers who often earned very little pay. They were heavily influenced by the Mexican Vaquero, Mexico’s native cowboys.  ]]> 2020-12-16 22:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025965080 lilah_meinhart_2022 https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025965378 Before the 13th Amendment, ranchers depended on slaves. After it was passed, freed African Americans made up 25% of cowboys in America. ]]> 2020-12-16 22:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lilah_meinhart_2022/887z0v0ctv3lvige/wish/1025965378