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In paragraph form (5-7 In paragraph form (5-7 sentences) explain how sentences) explain how

Americans spent their “sports Americans spent their “sports & leisure” time at the turn of & leisure” time at the turn of

the 20the 20thth Century. Century.

►AssimilationAssimilation – the Government – the Government attempted to assimilate Am. Indians attempted to assimilate Am. Indians into the “white culture” by establishing into the “white culture” by establishing Am. Ind. schools & adopting the Dawes Am. Ind. schools & adopting the Dawes General Allotment ActGeneral Allotment Act

►Indian ReservationsIndian Reservations – Many Plains – Many Plains Indians refused to live on them Indians refused to live on them because following the roaming buffalo because following the roaming buffalo herds was part of their cultureherds was part of their culture

►Sod HousesSod Houses – cheap homes for – cheap homes for homesteaders that were actually well-homesteaders that were actually well-insulated, windproof, & fireproofinsulated, windproof, & fireproof

►Mining CampsMining Camps – Western places for – Western places for men to work tirelessly; often men to work tirelessly; often practiced discriminationpracticed discrimination

►Massacre at Wounded KneeMassacre at Wounded Knee – – Mass amounts of Indians were killed; Mass amounts of Indians were killed; the last great battle between Am. the last great battle between Am. Indians and soldiers on the Great Indians and soldiers on the Great PlainsPlains

►Sarah WinnemuccaSarah Winnemucca – Reformer who – Reformer who called attention to injustices toward called attention to injustices toward Am. Indians and gave lectures to non-Am. Indians and gave lectures to non-Indian audiencesIndian audiences

►George CusterGeorge Custer – U.S. Army officer – U.S. Army officer who lead the Battle of Little Big Horn who lead the Battle of Little Big Horn where he and a battalion of his soldiers where he and a battalion of his soldiers were killedwere killed

►Elijah McCoyElijah McCoy – Inventor who – Inventor who developed a lubrication cup that fed oil developed a lubrication cup that fed oil to a machine while it was runningto a machine while it was running

►Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell – inventor of – inventor of the telephonethe telephone

►John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller – one of the – one of the founders of Standard Oil Company; founders of Standard Oil Company; extreme millionaireextreme millionaire

►Horatio Alger Jr.Horatio Alger Jr. – writer who told – writer who told rags to riches stories that promoted rags to riches stories that promoted the worth of the individualthe worth of the individual

►Jane AddamsJane Addams – Hull House founder; – Hull House founder; woman at the forefront of the woman at the forefront of the settlement house movementsettlement house movement

►Scott JoplinScott Joplin – the king of ragtime – the king of ragtime