American West Flashcards
When did John O’Sullivan first use manifest destiny?
1845
What was the Homestead Act and when was it passed?
Gave away 160 acre plots on the Great Plains to be farmed for 5 years, 1862
What did the Timber Culture Act 1873 do?
Gave homesteaders another 160 acres of land if they planted trees on their land
How many people must there be in one area for it to be declared a state?
60,000
What was the population of the west in 1865?
760,000
What was the population of the west in 1890?
6 million
When was the gold rush in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
1874
When was barbed wire invented? By whom?
1873, Joseph Glidden
How much was spent on Native American boarding schools?
$2.5 million
What was the Dawes Act and when was it passed?
Offered plains Indians 160 acres of land to farm, 1867
When was the Battle of Wounded Knee? What did it symbolise?
1890, end of plains Indian resistance to the federal government
Who made Abilene and cow trails?
Joseph McCoy
How many cowboys were there in 1880?
40,000
