Danny Gill January 25, 2001 4 STUDY GUIDE Chapter 17 Transformation of Native American Cultures ¡¤ As the white man killed the buffalo, they also killed off the Indians. Indians needed buffalo to eat, defend, and stay warm. Horses helped both Indians and white man hunt, which killed off buffalo even faster. Guns that the white man brought over enabled the Indians to fight back. ¡¤ ¡¤ Homestead Act granted free land to citizens who live on and cultivate the land for 5 …showed first 75 words of 274 total…

…showed last 75 words of 274 total…was mainly for men who wanted to get rich quick. But women also came and provided cooking and laundering for the miners. ¡¤ Republicans seeking to solidify their control of Congress passed a bill that granted statehood to many states. Railroad Expansion ¡¤ Railroads created more industries, such as coal production, passenger- and freight-car manufacture, and depot construction. ¡¤ Railroads were usually created to connect cities, but in the west, cities were created around the railroads. ¡¤ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**