Chapter 11 review Flashcards
Placer mining
Extract shallow deposits or ore
Comstock Lode
Load of silver
Why didn’t Americans think cattle ranches were practical at first?
Eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grass
Chisholm Trail
Cowboys used this trail to drive cattle to railway for sale
Why did ranchers see barbed wire as a threat at first
kept the herds from roaming freely
Homestead Act-how can they get land
live on it for 5 years
What is dry farming?
Plant seeds deep in ground where there is enough moisture for them to grow
How did farmers try to survive after the glut of wheat on the world market caused prices to drop?
mortgaging their land
Dawes Act
Selling land and building trust of money for native americans
Quartz mining
Used after the ore at the surface dwindled
Dime novel material came from where
Cowboys exaggerated tales of daring
Results of fencing in the open range
Use European breeds, switch to Ranch hands, end long drives
Why did wheat have an advantage on the Great Plains?
Could withstand drought better then any other crop
Hardships on the Great Plains
fire
Cheyenne came to Sand Creek to what?
negotiate
Why did the army encourage white hunters to kill buffalo
To force natives back onto reservations
Why did the confrontation at Wounded Knee occur?
Continued to perform ritual
Black Kettle
leader of the Cheyenne who were massacred at Sand Creek
John Chivington
Commander who attacked Cheyenne at Sand Creek
Little Crow
Chief who led the Dakota Sioux uprising in Minnesota
William Fetterman
Leader of the army detachment wiped out by the Lakota Sioux in Wyoming
Sitting Bull
Lakota Sioux chief killed at Wounded Knee
Crazy Horse
Lakota Sioux religious leader who lured army detachment into an ambush in Wyoming
George Custer
Commander who battled the Lakota Sioux at Little Big Horn
Chief Joseph
Nez Perce Chief who surrendered
Range wars
Occurred when farmers blocked cattle trails
Virginia City
Boomtown near Comstock load
Sedalia
Destination for first cattle thrive
Barbed wire
Invention that ended Cowboy lifestyle
Henry Comstock
Prospector who staked a claim at 6 mile Canyon, Nevada
Abilene
Destination for those using Chisholm trail
Frontier
Closed with rapid settlement of West
Helen Hunt Jackson
Rider who sparked Discussion of better treatment for NA
Helen Hunt Jackson
Rider who sparked Discussion of better treatment for NA
Vigilance committees
Self appointment law enforcers
long drive
Journey across plains to bring cattle to railroad shipping centers
Denver
Supply point for mining areas in Rocky Mountains
Longhorn
Cattle that roamed wild in grass lands in Texas
