Booklet 2- Expansion and consolidation

Question 1

When was the first Fort Laramie treaty?

Answer 1

1851

Question 2

What did the Sioux promise in the first fort Laramie treaty?

Answer 2

• not to attack settlers on the California trails.

- allow the building of some roads and forts in their territory.

Question 3

What did the government promise in the first fort Laramie treaty?

Answer 3

• to protect the Sioux hunting areas from settlers

- pay an annual subsidy.

Question 4

Why did the first for Laramie treaty fail?

Answer 4

• increased settlers going out west for gold rush, farming and manifest destiny.
• Government didn’t speak for the natives and didn’t stop travellers staying on the trails.
• USA didn’t hold there end of the bargain.

Question 5

What year did the homestead act start?

Answer 5

1862

Question 6

What was the homestead act?

Answer 6

To give lots of free land to people if they go out west and make a successful farm after 5 years.

Question 7

Why did the government support settlement on the plains?

Answer 7

To expand America, link east and west for trading, better for economy, better for the whole nation.

Question 8

When was the transcontinental railroad built?

Answer 8

1860-1869

Question 9

Some problems and solutions to the transcontinental railroad:

Answer 9

MOUNTAINS IN THE WAY- planed the route at the est through mountains. WORKERS - employed hard working cheap Chinese.
THE SIOUX - cant get across there section of land without attacks.
GAMBLING, PROSTITUTION and DISTRACTIONS - easterners shot people.

Question 10

What were the impacts on America from the transcontinental railroad?

Answer 10

• more people will be tempted to move out west near the stations.
• increased trade
• unites America - trade is easier
• crossing America goes from 6 months to 7 days.

Question 11

When was the sandcreek massacre?

Answer 11

1864

Question 12

What happened in the fetterman massacre?

Answer 12

At forte mckerney, he tried to attack the Sioux and attack them however, he walked into a trap and crazy horse and his men then killed them all.

Question 13

Who tried to stop fetterman attacking?

Answer 13

Carrington. Fetterman was his (line manager)

Question 14

What happened in the mountain meadow massacre?

Answer 14

• in 1857
• Mormons militia attacked non- Mormon settlers, and killed all of them accept children they adopted.
• they then blamed the Indians as they had no eye witnesses survive.

Question 15

Who was the civil war between?

Answer 15

North and south.

Question 16

What were the 6 causes of the American civil war?

Answer 16

• slavery
• abolitionists
• sectionalism
• westward expansion
• 1860 election
• secession.

Question 17

Why did slavery cause the war?

Answer 17

• north wanted to abolish slavery like rest of the world were doing.
• south relied on slaves for there economy and society.
• This disagreement would lead to the south wanting to leave the USA if they change the laws.

Question 18

How did abolitionists cause the war?

Answer 18

The norths abolitionists infuriates the south as Tubman stole slaves and took them to the north, making the south plantation owners lose money. This could do lead to conflict.

Question 19

How did sectionalism cause war?

Answer 19

The north and south were very different places and disagreed on things like, slaves, union, railroad, hunting and they are economically different as well. This would divide there political views and make the 1860 election even more vital, leading to conflict.

Question 20

When and what was the Missouri compromise?

Answer 20

• 1820

- they drew a line on a map of America and anything above is a non slave state and anything below is a slave state.

Question 21

1850 compromise:

Answer 21

New states out west had to now vote wether to be a non slave state or a slave state.

Question 22

what was the fugitive slave act?

Answer 22

Any escaped slaves and to be returned, this made south slave owners happy.

Question 23

When and what happened in Kansas?

Answer 23

In 1854, Kansas had to vote wether to be a slave state or not. There were campaigners there from both sides and there was violent uprising. Then they voted free of slaves this angered the south especially as Nebraska was a free state as well, this lead to conflict.

Question 24

The 1860 election.

Answer 24

Lincoln was elected as there were more non slave states than slave states. This angered the south as they cant get the views or laws through politics. This lead to the succession.

Question 25

Secession of the south:

Answer 25

They left in the December of 1860 and then the north attacked in 1861 in April to start the war.

Question 26

Effect of the civil war on the northerners:

Answer 26

• lost lots of men.
• slight shortage of workers.
• women worked in factories
• tax went up.

Question 27

Effect of the civil war on the southererns:

Answer 27

• lost lots of men.
• every man had to fight in the war.
• they couldn’t do business as no slaves, they lost 2 billion in value.
• south farms were destroyed.
• northerners cut there food supply
• went into poverty as economy was so low.

Question 28

Effect of civil war on African Americans?

Answer 28

• recruited to fight for north.
• some made to fight for south.
• slaves were freed.
• went on to be share croppers in south, move out west or move to north for work.

Question 29

Effect the civil war had on women?

Answer 29

• didn’t go to war worked and did the male jobs in society.

- they were paid higher wages.

Question 30

How was the southern economy after the civil war?

Answer 30

Very badly damaged.

• lost 2 billion in slaves.
• lost business with Europe selling cotton and tobacco.
• inflation occurred.
• lack of food shortages.
• southern land was destroyed.
• poverty.

Question 31

Northern economy after the war?

Answer 31

• factories continued working.
• had business in Europe and other places abroad.
• transcontinental meant they could trade with western states.
• lots of access to workers.
• the economy was knocked then built back up.