History - America (sioux) Flashcards
Name 2/13 original states
massachusetts
virginia
how many poeple made up a state
60,000
what were the biggest challenges living in or travelling accross the usa
mountains
climate
deserts - warm
animals
By 1840 how many states were there
27
what does immergration mean
moving from one country to another generally to stay there
what does migration mean
moving backwards and forwards from the same country often
why do you thin men went West
hunt down and get skin;/meat
money
undercover tracks
reasons why people left New York
Bank riots
poverty
violence
troop marching
what problems did people have when moving west
wagons falling apart
diseases
weather
NA attacks
whats polygamy
having more than one wife
why were the mormons successful moving west
nobody was living there
they had horses and resources
guns for protection
who was Brigham young
Born in 1801 and died in 1877 he showed over 20,000 people to move west
when was the gold rush
1849
name 3 things the buffalo was used for
poo - fuel
flesh - meat
tongue - hairbrush
name 3 weapons the sioux used
tomahawk
coup stick
lance
whats the diagram of the sioux government
lakota ( the people ). ——— sioux nation
tribes. ——————- chief + council
bands ——————-- chief + warrior society
When was the Timber Culture act
1873
when was the desert land act
1877
whats manifest destiny
god would spread christianity, freedom and democracy
what year were the first slaves to come from an African continent to america
1510
whats sectionalism
loyalty to your region - not country
what were the differences between the North and South
north
- didn’t like slavery
- didnt need slaves
economically controlled
south
-liked slavery
-profits
- split from union
when was the missouri compromise
1820
i who is Abraham Lincoln
a leader of the republican party
against slavery
1860 - elected for president
died in 1865 (after civil war ended )
who’s jefferson davis
member of the democratic party
argued against succession
elected president in 1861
died in 1889
what were the 6 causes of american civil war
- abolitionists
- slavery
3.westward expansions - sectionalism
- the 1860 election
6.secession in the south
how long did the civil war last for
4 years 1861- 1865
what happened in sand creek
US declared they would fight against the sioux and this went against the treaty
What were black codes
slaves could ..
marry
have there own property
have legal contracts
when was the civil right Act 14th admentment made
1866-1868
when was the 15th amendment made
1869-1870
what were literacy tests or ‘ Jim core laws’
sales had to take tests to show if they could read or write but because they never got an education most failed
give 3 examples why reconstruction was a failure in the south
racism
black codes
ku kux klan
give facts of why reconstruction was a success
all southerners join the USA by 1870
literacy tests ended in 1872
600,000 black children were being educated by 1877
what were homesteaders
someone who goes to live and grow crops on land given by the government,
when was the homesteaders act
1962
pull factors for homesteaders
free land available
no persecution
land gave opportunities
push factors for homesteaders
poverty
religious persecution (mormons)
racism
how did the homesteaders adapt to the great plains in 1862+
water shortages
extreme weather
lack of fuel
lack of building materials
crops
natural hazards
how many buffalo was in 1800
60 million
what does hostile mean
dangerous
what was the problem in the battle of little bighorn in 1876 
They couldn’t communicate accross the wide mountain range
when was they battle of little bighorn
june 25th 1876
who was general custer
a general in the US cavalry and successful in 1861 civil war however not in the batt;e of little bighorn
