Different visions of the American West 1839-60 Flashcards

1
Q

Plains Indians

what tribes became nomadic after the introduction of horses and guns

A

Apaches, Cheyennes and Lakota Sioux

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Plains Indians

Lakota Beliefs

spirits, sacred things, issues

A

-great spirit, black hills,buffalos,land + circles sacred
-land cant be farmed or owned

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Plains Indians

why did tribes use shelters

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shelter from the harsh enviroment + rapid movement

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4
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Plains Indians

how did tribes divide

A

into bands with leaders

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5
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Plains Indians

why was it hard for US gov to make treaties with tribes

A

they didnt have an overall chief

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Plains Indians

why did indians fight wars

A

to show bravery + over horses

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Plains Indians

why did men join warrior societies

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trained to fight on horseback

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Migrants and Mormons

what did the 1837 bank collapse + high land prices lead too

A

people to head west on thr 2400 mile Oregan Trail

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9
Q

Migrants and Mormons

what was ‘Manifest Destiny’

A

Gods plan for whites to settle whole of Native America and Christianise NAs

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Migrants and Mormons

Dangers of the Oregon Trail

A

rockies, rivers , cholera , food, heat/drought, winter snow , attacks by NAs

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Migrants and Mormons

where did the mormons go after Joseph Smith was killed

A

headed onto great plains

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11
Q

Migrants and Mormons

why did the mormons chose salt lake city

A

dry place no other settlers wanted

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Migrants and Mormons

what did mormons plan to do in salt lake city

A

establish a city of god

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Migrants and Mormons

mormons reaction to USA taking over thier land in 1848

A

ignored the US laws

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Migrants and Mormons

what was the result of the 1857 war against the USA in Utah

A

Utah was given a govener

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Migrants and Mormons

how did the US react to Mormons ignoring thier laws

A

turned a blind eye

15
Q

Migrants and Mormons

how did mormons respond to having a govener

A

still followed many of their own beliefs

16
Q

Gold Miners

where was gold found in 1848 California

A

a riverbed

17
Q

Gold Miners

how did companies respond to gold found in california

A

big companies set up crushing mills

18
Q

Gold Miners

impacts of crushing mills

A

used huge water jets + chemicals causing damage + floods

19
Q

Gold Miners

how did merchants make more profit + example

A

merchancts i.e levi strauss sold basic goods i.e denim clothes

20
Q

Gold Miners

how did the Pikes peak gold rush help

A

publicity of town boosters

21
Q

Gold Miners

when did leaders of Cheyenne and Arapaho meet US gov at fort laramie

A

september 1859

22
Q

Gold Miners

where did farmers take indian land that forced them to travel futher in summer to hunt

A

colorado

23
Q

Gold Miners

why was there increasing tension with NAs

A

they damaged the land