Early Settlers Flashcards
What were mountain men also called?
Trappers
What was manifest destiny?
The United States were destined to dominate the entire continent - god given right
What was the rendezvous?
Whee trappers would gather with Indians and merchants to exchange goods, once a year
Push factors
Economic crisis, 1837
Crowded
Things couldn’t be worse
Pull factors
Paradise
Land
How many children were in the Sagar party?
7
Name a Sagar who had an accident with a wagon
Catherine- broke leg
Henry- died turning it from buffalo
Name a Sagar who died because of illness
Naomi- camp fever
Hannah- measles
After their parents had died, who looked after the Sagar children?
Whitmans
Why were the Whitmans murdered?
Helped Indians with measles but rumours they spread it
When did the Whitmans and some Sagars get murdered by Indians?
November 1847
What risks did the Goulds see while travelling in 1862?
Extreme weather
Indian
Accident with wagons
When did the Donner Party get stranded in the Rockies?
1846
What did the Donner party resort to?
Cannibalism
What was the group called that went for help?
Forlorn hope
How did the rescue party find the Donner party?
Half dead, half mad
When was the gold discovered in California?
1848
Why did the miners only earn a little?
It was only found by a lucky few
Gone quickly
