American History 127: Section II Review Flashcards
The discovery of ___ in California greatly accelerated American ___ expansion.
gold; westward
What four important mining areas were developed from 1858 to 1875?
- Rocky Mountains west of Denver, Colorado
- Virginia City, Nevada
- Idaho, Montana, and Washington
- Black Hills of South Dakota
On the western frontier, ___ was often nonexistent so citizens banded together to protect themselves and formed vigilance committees.
law
The most famous citizen committees were found in ___.
San Francisco, California
The Homestead Act of ___ gave 160 acres of free land to any family who planted crops and tended the land for five years.
1862
___ on the western plains were built od od when wood was no available.
Houses
The first United States patent on barbed wire was taken out in ___.
1867
In 1874 James Farwell Glidden invented the first practical machine for manufacturing ___.
barbed wire
Name four advantages of barbed wire.
- It was widely available.
- It was relatively cheap.
- It could be shipped easily.
- It would keep the wild cattle out.
Because barbed wire kept cattle from gaining access to the water holes, “___” broke out between cattlemen and farmers.
fence wars
J.H. Tunstall and Company and L.G. Murphy and Company were two rival cattle companies involved in the Lincoln County Cattle War in which state?
New Mexico
The Pleasant Valley War, or the Graham-Tewksbury Feud, was between cattlemen and ___ in Arizona.
sheepherders
The ___ War was the result of cattle rustling.
Johnson County
Travel in the West was slow, uncomfortable, and danerous until the advent of ___.
the railroad
The main stagecoach line was the ___.
Butterfield Overland Express Company
The Butterfield Overland Express Company ran coaches from ___ to ___.
St. Louis; San Francisco
The Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express Company and the Wells, Fargo and Company were two famous ___ companies.
freight
The most famous and common stagecoaches were built in Concord, New Hampshire, by Lewis Downing and ___ and were known as Concord Coaches.
J. Stephen Abbott
The transcontinental ___ employed Concord Coaches.
Butterfield Overland Express Company
In ___ the Pony Express was organize to carry U.S. ___ between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
1860; mail
When the telegraph reached ___ the Pony Express halted operation.
California
The United States Army brought ___ to the American ___ to carry cargo across the desert.
camels; Southwest
The Union Pacific Railroad and the ___ Railroad were chartered to complete the first American transcontinental railroad.
Central Pacific
Near Ogden, Utah, at ___, a gold spike was driven in the last tie that connected the two railroads and completed the transcontinental railroad.
Promontary Point
