1840s Wild West Flashcards
1
Q
How large:
A
2500 km (500 million hectares / half of the present USA)
2
Q
Wild West made up of 3 Geographical locations:
A
- Great Plains
- Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Great Basin
3
Q
Great Plains
A
- From Mississippi to Rockies
- Canada to Texas
4
Q
Great Basin
A
High grassy plateaux and desserts
Between Plains and Mountains
5
Q
Native Americans there?
A
300,000 living there
6
Q
White people in Wild West?
A
- Traders / Mountain Men
- Prospectors (Rockies and Sierras)
- Trappers
- Mormons (Utah - Salt Lake City)
7
Q
White people settlement?
A
Late 1840s - 50s:
Fertile Prairies - Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska
