1840s Wild West

Question 1

How large:

Answer 1

2500 km (500 million hectares / half of the present USA)

Question 2

Wild West made up of 3 Geographical locations:

Answer 2

• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Mountains
• Great Basin

Question 3

Great Plains

Answer 3

• From Mississippi to Rockies
• Canada to Texas

Question 4

Great Basin

Answer 4

High grassy plateaux and desserts
Between Plains and Mountains

Question 5

Native Americans there?

Answer 5

300,000 living there

Question 6

White people in Wild West?

Answer 6

• Traders / Mountain Men
• Prospectors (Rockies and Sierras)
• Trappers
• Mormons (Utah - Salt Lake City)

Question 7

White people settlement?

Answer 7

Late 1840s - 50s:
Fertile Prairies - Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska