They made teepees because they were nomads. (a nomad is a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.) Teepees were easy to set up and put away for traveling purposes. Teepees were made out of stretching buffalo skin over a skeleton of 20-30 wooden poles, all slanted towards a central point and tied together near the top. A flap at the top allowed smoke to escape, and a flap at the bottom served as a doorway.
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The Electoral College system has led to controversy. In both the election of 2000 and the election of 2016, one candidate won the popular vote, but the other candidate won the Electoral College and therefore the presidency. Critics charge that in this system, a small group of representatives decides the presidency, rather than the entire population of the United States, and that states with smaller populations have a disproportionate say in who becomes president.
Explanation:
The Articles of Confederation required all thirteen states to agree to an amendment in order to make any changes. Article V of the Constitution requires two-thirds of Congress or state legislatures to propose an amendment, and three-quarters of the states to ratify it. That's still tough, but it's not impossible like it was under the Articles!
The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.
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true
Explanation:
Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. In 1866, six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act.
