American west

Question 1

Homestead act

Answer 1

1862

Question 2

Little crow war

Answer 2

1862

Question 3

Sand creek massacre

Answer 3

1864

Question 4

Timber culture act

Answer 4

1873

Question 5

Battle of Little Bighorn

Answer 5

1876 25-26 June

Question 6

Dawes act

Answer 6

1887

Question 7

Railroad complete

Answer 7

1869

Question 8

Johnson county war

Answer 8

1892

Question 9

Massacre at wounded knee

Answer 9

1890

Question 10

Beef bonza facts.

Answer 10

1- Texans left for civil war (1861-1865) came back to their cattle who had increased from 180- 5000

Question 11

Peak year for long drive?

Answer 11

1871- 60000 cattle were driven north

Trials were 1200-1500 miles long

Question 12

Joesph McCoy

Answer 12

Saw money could be made by moving beef cattle, he set up abeline as a fully equipped cow town in 1867

Question 13

Cow towns

Answer 13

A violent reputation- cowboys often went wild there after hardship of the trail

Question 14

Cattle men and ranchers CONFLICT

Answer 14

Longhorn cattle carried a tick which carried Texas fever, the tough longhorns were immune but homesteaders cattle were not. This meant homesteaders lost cattle whennheard was driven across their land. Lack of wood and fences meant that cattle stampeded on crops

Question 15

Ending of bonanza

Answer 15

John liff and Charles goodnight crossbreeded longhorns with herefords- meatier but less resistance to harsh conditions.
Herds became too big for for grazing areas which meant underfed cattle entered the harsh winters in 1886-7.
Homesteaders fences became death traps as cattle piled up against them.
BARBED WIRE INVENTED