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American West Flashcards

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How much cattle is there in the west in 1880?

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4.5 billion

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What was used to make to ranching easier ?

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Barbed wire

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Why was horseback the best way to travel?

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Fast and easy

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What was beef bonanza ?

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Cattle became most profitable jobs in the west

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By 1872, how much cattle was driven to Abilene?

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3 million

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By 1880, how much acres of land was sold in the west?

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200 million

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What was the Exoduster movement?

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40,000 freed black slaves move to Kansas and Missouri for a new start

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What year was the Pacific Railroad Act?

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1862

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What year was the Donner Party?

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1846

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What years was the successful Mormon Migration?

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1846-47

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What year was Billy the kid born ?

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1859

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What year was the Homestead Act ?

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1862

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How much are cows worth in Chicago after civil war ?

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€40

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Why was there no law and order in small populated areas?

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Areas had to have population of 60,000 to have law and order

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Who was Red Cloud?

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Highly honoured war chief of Lakota Sioux

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What was the Oregon trail ?

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Trail road that made traveller’s journey safe .

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What factors are there for criminal offences in western America ?

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Drink, gambling , land, money Etc.

18
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What crimes where there in California with Gold mining ?

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Salting a claim, racist crime, claim jumping , drunken violence

19
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What was the Reno Gang?

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A group of civil war deserters who carried out train robberies

20
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How many people moved toCalifornia for the Gold Rush?

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300,000

21
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What nation was influxed in crime waves in SAN Francisco?

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Chinese

22
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What caused Lawlessness between 1861-1865?

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Civil war

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