history- american west

Question 1

who were the plains Indians?

Answer 1

the plains Indians were the people who lived on the great plains
they originated from the plains of North Asia

Question 2

who did the native americans believe in?
what was the belief?

Answer 2

wankan tankan
all living things had spirits of their own and the spirits were important to the sioux

Question 3

who was the medicine man?

Answer 3

-could cure sickness because he could use the power of the spirits
-charged high fees, normally payed in ponies
-if a person was ill they were possessed by an evil spirit
-used practical remedies such as ointments

Question 4

what is manifest destiny?

Answer 4

the concept that white americans were superior to the indigenous people and it was important for the whites to expand and encourage the american way of life

Question 5

what were the push factors for going west?

Answer 5

-poverty-no money
-overpopulated
-weather-hard to grow crops
-famine
-hated lifestyle
-diseases
-discrimination

Question 6

what were the pull factors for going west?

Answer 6

-gold rush
-weather
-better land for agriculture
-more job opportunities
-more money

Question 7

what was the fort laramine treaty?

Answer 7

areas of land were given to the native americans for ‘all time’

Question 8

who was in charge of north america during the civil war?

Answer 8

Abraham Lincoln-president of union

Question 9

who was in charge of the south of america during the civil war?

Answer 9

Jefferson Davis - president of the confederacy

Question 10

what were the causes of the civil war?

Answer 10

-slavery
-Missouri compromise - equal free slaves
-underground railroad helping slaves escape

Question 11

what was the home front of the american civil war like?

Answer 11

-women-nurses, sewed uniforms, provided food
-children-starving, traumatised
-shortage and inflation
-law and order-riots
-factory owners made a lot of money

Question 12

what was the 13th amendment?

Answer 12

abolished slavery and gave congress the power to enforce it

Question 13

what was the 14th amendment?

Answer 13

1866 civil rights act made ex slaves citizens and consequences for southern states denying black men to vote

Question 14

what was the 15th amendment?

Answer 14

cant deny vote due to race

Question 15

who were the mountain men?

Answer 15

-similar lifestyle to native Indians(nomadic)
-lived in mountains
-caught beavers-fur was popular
-first to move west
-helped others move west

Question 16

who were the donner party?

Answer 16

-stranded with no food in winter-cannibalism
-hit by disease
-rescued in April 1847

Question 17

who were the goulds?

Answer 17

-ran out of supplies
-attacked by plains Indians
-cattle stampedes

Question 18

who founded the Morons and what did they believe?

Answer 18

-founded by Joseph Smith
-church of Jesus Christ
-believed to be better than Christians

Question 19

why were the Mormons persecuted for their beliefs?

Answer 19

-moved in large groups which caused tension in communities
-claimed to be better then Christians

Question 20

what were the problems at salt lake city?

Answer 20

-journey was very hard
-area was part of Mexico but soon occupied by US government
-Mormons had to be able to provide everything they needed

Question 21

what were the horns of the buffalo used for?

Answer 21

-arrows
-spoons
-toys

Question 22

what was the skull of the buffalo used for?

Answer 22

used in religious ceremonies

Question 23

what was the tail of the buffalo used for?

Answer 23

-fly swats
-ornaments
-whips

Question 24

what was the fur of the buffalo used for?

Answer 24

-decoration on clothes
-stuffing for saddles
-pillows

Question 25

what was counting coup?

Answer 25

it was considered braver to touch an enemy than to kill him