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american west Flashcards

1
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what were tribes divided into

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bands

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2
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what would each band have

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cheif and a council

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3
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who led the bands

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cheifs and council members , the council members would decide everything

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4
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what were chiefs chosen for

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their wisdom

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5
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what type of life style did the plains indians live

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nomadic

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6
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what did plains indians believe about nature

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that everything in nature had a spirit , they could contact spirits through rituals

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7
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what did plains indians believe about land

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that is is sacred

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8
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what was the highest respect given to in plains indians soceity

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warriors

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9
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what were pull factors to move west

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freedom, fertile land , gold , space

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10
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what were push factors for moving west

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collapse of wheat prices, overpopulation, persecuation, enemployment

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11
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when did the first migrants travel by the orgen trail

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1836

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12
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when was gold found in california

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1848

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13
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what was the manifest destiny

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that is was God’s will for white americans to settle all over America

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14
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what percentage did unemployment reach in some places in the east

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25%

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15
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when was the california gold rush

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1849

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16
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what was the amount of people using the oregon trail for the gold rush between 1836 and 1846

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5000

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17
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what were the consequences of the gold rush

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by 1855 californiaa population was 300 000, tensions between plains indians , racial tensions, boost in economy , lawlessness

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18
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when did the donner party leave

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may 1846 with 60 wagons and 300 people

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19
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what happened to the donner party

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some of them decided to take a short cut which led to them getting stuck in the cold winter leading to deaths and cannibalism

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20
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when was the mormon migration

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1846-47

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21
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who was the mormon leader

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brigham young

22
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why were the mormons successful in migrating

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they split everyone into groups, everyone had a secific role, they knew how to assemble their wagons into a circle for safety

23
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what problems did settlers face on the plains

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very hot summers and very cold winters, insect pests , lack of water, prairie fires, lack of trees for timber

24
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what did settlers do due to the lack of timber

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lived in caves and sod houses made from earth

25
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what was the problems with the land in the east

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it had never been ploughed before so the settlers ploughs all broke, they had to dig up ground by hand

26
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when was the indian removals act and what was it

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1830- forced plains indians to move west of the mississippi river

27
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when was the indian trade and intercourse act and what was it

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1834-sets out the frontier between usa and indian territory

28
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when was the indian appropriations act and what was it

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1851- set up reservations for plains indians

29
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when was the fort laramie treaty and what was it

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1851- a agreement between plains indians and the government

30
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what issues caused lawlessness

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increased population, mining camps where isolated in the mountains, racism, new crimes such as claim jumping

31
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what are vigilantes

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a group of ordinary people that enforced law

32
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what were miners courts

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when miners set up their own courts to settle dispuits

33
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when was the Oregon trail opened

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1836

34
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when was the great emigration on the oregon trail

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1843

35
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when did the donner party head west but where met with disaster and death

A

1846

36
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when did the mormons travel to Great Salt lake

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1846

37
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when was the homstead act

A

1862

38
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when was the pacific railway act passed and work begins on the transactional railway

A

1864

39
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when did goodnight loving reach for summer with a herd of cattle

A

1866

40
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when did abilene become the first cow town

A

1867

41
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when was the first transactional railway completed

A

1869

42
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when did cattle ranching begin on the plains

A

1870

43
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when was the timber culture act

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1873

44
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when did barbed wire begin to be masses produced

A

1874

45
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when was the wind powered water pump introduced

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1874

46
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when was the exoduster movement

A

1879

47
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when was the OK corral

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1881

48
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when was the severe winter that lead to the end of open range

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1886-87

49
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when was the Johnsom county war

A

1892

50
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when was the oklahoma land rush

A

1893

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