Different visions of the American West 1839-60 Flashcards
Plains Indians
what tribes became nomadic after the introduction of horses and guns
Apaches, Cheyennes and Lakota Sioux
Plains Indians
Lakota Beliefs
spirits, sacred things, issues
-great spirit, black hills,buffalos,land + circles sacred
-land cant be farmed or owned
Plains Indians
why did tribes use shelters
shelter from the harsh enviroment + rapid movement
Plains Indians
how did tribes divide
into bands with leaders
Plains Indians
why was it hard for US gov to make treaties with tribes
they didnt have an overall chief
Plains Indians
why did indians fight wars
to show bravery + over horses
Plains Indians
why did men join warrior societies
trained to fight on horseback
Migrants and Mormons
what did the 1837 bank collapse + high land prices lead too
people to head west on thr 2400 mile Oregan Trail
Migrants and Mormons
what was ‘Manifest Destiny’
Gods plan for whites to settle whole of Native America and Christianise NAs
Migrants and Mormons
Dangers of the Oregon Trail
rockies, rivers , cholera , food, heat/drought, winter snow , attacks by NAs
Migrants and Mormons
where did the mormons go after Joseph Smith was killed
headed onto great plains
Migrants and Mormons
why did the mormons chose salt lake city
dry place no other settlers wanted
Migrants and Mormons
what did mormons plan to do in salt lake city
establish a city of god
Migrants and Mormons
mormons reaction to USA taking over thier land in 1848
ignored the US laws
Migrants and Mormons
what was the result of the 1857 war against the USA in Utah
Utah was given a govener
Migrants and Mormons
how did the US react to Mormons ignoring thier laws
turned a blind eye
Migrants and Mormons
how did mormons respond to having a govener
still followed many of their own beliefs
Gold Miners
where was gold found in 1848 California
a riverbed
Gold Miners
how did companies respond to gold found in california
big companies set up crushing mills
Gold Miners
impacts of crushing mills
used huge water jets + chemicals causing damage + floods
Gold Miners
how did merchants make more profit + example
merchancts i.e levi strauss sold basic goods i.e denim clothes
Gold Miners
how did the Pikes peak gold rush help
publicity of town boosters
Gold Miners
when did leaders of Cheyenne and Arapaho meet US gov at fort laramie
september 1859
Gold Miners
where did farmers take indian land that forced them to travel futher in summer to hunt
colorado
Gold Miners
why was there increasing tension with NAs
they damaged the land
