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history: american west development of the plains 1862-1876 Flashcards

1
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when was the development of the Plains?

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1862-1876

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what triggered the civil war?

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southern states leaving the USA in 1861

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when did the union defeat the confederacy?

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1865

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after the civil war who looked for a fresh start by migrating west?

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ex soldiers and slaves

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why were the homestead act and pacific railroad act passed during the civil war?

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so that the southern states had no say in them

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when was the homestead act?

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1862

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how many acres was in a plot of land given for the homestead act?

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160 acres

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how much did it cost to register a claim in the homestead act?

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$10

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who could file a claim?

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anyone as long as they were: single, over 12 or head of the household

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after how many years did homesteaders have to wait until they could “prove up”?

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5 years

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what did you have to do as a homesteader in order to prove up?

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plant 5 acres of crops and build a house

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how much did “proving up” cost?

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$30

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by 1876, how much government land was used by homesteaders?

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6 million acres

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14
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how much land was homestead land in Nebraska?

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half of it

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15
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what did homesteading in Nebraska encourage?

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immigration from Europe

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how much land was “proved up” by 1884?

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13 million acres

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why was only 13 million acres of land proved up by 1884?

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the government granted more land to the railroads

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how much land was granted to the railroads in the homestead act?

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300 million

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who did the government grant more land to for a higher price?

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rich landowners, big ranch owners etc

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when was the pacific railroad act?

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1862

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21
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when did the southern states leave the union?

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1861

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what was a consequence of the southern states leaving the union?

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the northern states selected a route that went from California to Nebraska

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what two companies built the pacific railroad?

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union pacific and central pacific

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where did the union pacific build from?

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Omaha and built its track west

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where did the central pacific build from?

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California and built east

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what did the pacific railroad act extinguish?

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the rights that Plains Indians might have land on the planned route

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what did railroad companies use to encourage people to buy their land?

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marketing

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how many Scandinavians settled in Nebraska due to the pacific railroad act?

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10,000

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how many Germans settled in Kansas du to the pacific railroad act?

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60,000

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by 1880, how much land had the railroad companies settled?

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200 million acres ( much more than the homestead act)

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a consequence of the pacific railroad act was increased immigration from where?

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europe

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32
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a consequence of the pacific railroad act was connecting the western territories to where?

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eastern

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33
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a consequence of the pacific railroad act was declining numbers of what?

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buffalo

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a consequence of the pacific railroad act was enabling the growth of what?

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the cattle industry

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a consequence of the pacific railroad act was that settlers could buy products from where?

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industrial cities

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36
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how much savings would a homesteader need?

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between $800-$1000

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what would homesteaders need to save for?

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ploughing fields, digging a well and buying a horse and farming equipment

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how could homesteaders run out of money quickly?

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if it didn’t rain and their crops didn’t grow to sell

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39
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when was “self governing”?

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1854

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what was “self governing”

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windmill to pump water out of the ground

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41
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when was the steel bladed windmill invented?

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1870

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what did it mean when the invention of the steel bladed windmill happened?

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it could withstand the prairie winds but it wasn’t powerful enough to pump up from deep water wells

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43
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when was barbed wire invented?

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1874

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44
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what was barbed wire used for?

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fence off crops and livestock

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45
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when was barbed wire used broadly?

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after 1880’s

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46
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what was bad about early types of barbed wire?

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they were expensive, weak and rusted easily.

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when was the sulky plough invented?

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1875

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what was the sulky plough used for?

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to plough up the tough weeds and prairie grass

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how many sulky ploughs were sold in the first 6 years of production?

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50,000

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why were walking ploughs more widely used?

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early sulkies were unstable and could tip up

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51
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what became the main crop in Kansas due to it growing well?

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“Turkey Red”

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52
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when was the Timber Culture Act?

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1873

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what did the Timber Culture act allow?

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homesteaders to claim a further 160 acres if they promised to plant trees on a quarter of it.

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why were trees good to homesteaders?

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they acted as a wind break for the crops and provided settlers with timber to build houses

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how much land had been claimed under the timber culture act ?

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16 million by 1878

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56
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where was the only place that tree growing worked due to the lack of water in the Plains?

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Minnesota

57
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what were the new towns created by the railroad knows as ?

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” hell on wheels”

58
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why were railroad towns known as “hell on wheels”?

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they were lawless

59
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what did Abilene attract?

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cowboys and gunfights

60
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when did Thomas Smith become the marshal of Abilene?

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1870

61
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what did Thomas smith ban in Abilene?

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guns

62
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when was Thomas Smith shot and killed with an axe?

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November 1870

63
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when did Abilene return to lawlessness until?

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April 1871

64
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who was anointed marshal in 1871?

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” wild bill” Hickok

65
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why was Wild Bill Hickok sacked?

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he enforced very little law

66
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why did the civil war add to the problem of lawlessness?

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army deserters and ex soldiers normally ended up in these towns

67
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who were gangs of outlaws normally made up from?

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former soldiers

68
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why couldn’t the police stop gangs of outlaws?

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law enforcement was still too weak

69
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who did gangs terrify into doing what they said?

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local people and law officers

70
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what was the Reno Gang made up of ?

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Civil War deserters, con men and thieves

71
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how much money did the Reno Gang steal from a train?

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$16,000

72
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when did the Reno Gang steal from the train?

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1886

73
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what did a fourth robbery net the Reno Gang?

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$96,000

74
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when did texas become independent from mexico ?

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1836

75
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why was there issues with Texan cowboys herding cattle north?

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Texas fever and quarantine laws

76
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when did longhorn cattle numbers boom?

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after the civil war in 1865

77
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how much did a cow cost in Chicago compared to texas?

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$40 in Chicago and $5 in texas

78
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why were Kansas farmers preventing cattle drives to the north?

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they wouldn’t allow cattle drives through due to Texas Longhorn fever

79
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when was the goodnight loving trail established?

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1866

80
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who was the goodnight loving trail established by?

A

Charles goodnight and oliver loving

81
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how much did oliver and loving make on their first cattle drive to new markets in the west near fort sumner?

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$12,000

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when did joseph McCoy purchase land in Abilene?

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1867

83
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how much land did Joseph McCoy purchase in Abilene?

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450 acres of land

84
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how many railway cars would be loaded at Abilene?

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100

85
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how did people get to Abilene?

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via the Chisholm trail

86
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when did John Iliff by land near Denver for a ranch?

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1866

87
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by when had Iliff built up a huge herd in the Colorado Plains?

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1870

88
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how many did Iliff have in his herd in the Colorado plains?

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26,000

89
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how did Iliff become a millionaire?

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by selling beef to mining towns

90
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when did Iliff win a contract to sell beef to Indian reservations?

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1872

91
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how many Indian reservations could Iliff provide for?

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7,000

92
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when was the beef bonanza in the west (ranching becoming the new way to get rich)?

A

1870

93
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what was the consequence of the “beef bonanza”?

A

cattle barons

94
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how were long drives dangerous for cowboys?

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it could take up to 6 months

95
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what happened regarding employment to cowboys when the cattle industry changed to ranching?

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many cowboys were unemployed in the winter months and had to get jobs in bars

96
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on ranches what did cowboys do?

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they worked on the borders to round up cattle

97
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how did ranchers block homesteading on “their” public land?

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blocking access to water, threatening violence and range wars

98
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what did the Indians not realise when the fort Laramie treaty would impact when letting construction teams onto their land?

A

the buffalo

99
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what did the government begin to extinguish ?

A

any rights to land for the plains Indians along the railroad route

100
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what san example of the railroad route going through indian lands?

A

the Union Pacific railroad went through the Pawnee lands

101
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what did the Northern Pacific railroad go through?

A

vast indian territories

102
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as cattle numbers increased what declined?

A

buffalo numbers

103
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when was gild discovered in Montana?

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1862

104
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as more and more Americans moved onto the plains what did the government do to and promise the Indians?

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Indians were moved onto reservations and were promised to be well cared for?

105
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why were reservations bad?

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they didn’t understand Indian cultures or ways of life, the farming land was poor and leaders of the reservations were often corrupt

106
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why did white americans hate the reservations?

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they were angry with the size

107
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when did president grant have a Peace Policy ?

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1868

108
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who was made commissioner of Indian Affairs?

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Ely Parker ( an indian himself )

109
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what did ely parker say the Indians should be treated as?

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helpless and ignorant wards

110
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when was the Indian Appropriations Act?

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1871

111
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what did the Indian Appropriations act allow?

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the government to easily take land

112
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when was little crows war?

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1862

113
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in little crows war what did the chief of the Dakota Sioux agree to ?

A

move to two reservations

114
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in little crows war why did the government refuse to pay for the annuities of the Dakota Sioux?

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they still owed debt to traders

115
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in little crows war how much annuities were they supposed to get?

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$80,000

116
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in little crows war why did trouble flare up with the warrior brotherhoods?

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many bands left due to lack of food and trouble flared up when warrior brotherhoods were hunting

117
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in little crows war when were the Dakota Sioux forced to sign half of their reservation away?

A

1858

118
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in little crows war when did the Indians have to eat grass in desperation to survive?

A

1862

119
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in little crows war ( in frustration) , how many US soldiers were slaughtered by the Indians?

A

600

120
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in little crows war what was the final outcome?

A

the Indians were put on Crow Creek reservations

121
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in little crows war how many Indian men were executed and who with significance with killed?

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38 men executed and Little Crow was killed

122
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when was the sand creek massacre?

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1864

123
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in the sand creek massacre what lands were crossed by prospectors going to Colorado?

A

Cheyenne and Arapho

124
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in the sand creek massacre when was the treaty of fort wise?

A

1861

125
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in the sand creek massacre what did tribe chiefs agree to due to the treaty of fort wise?

A

tribes agreed to move onto reservations but many young brotherhoods ( dog soldiers) refused.

126
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in the sand creek massacre who set up a camp at Sand Creek?

A

Black Kettle

127
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in the sand creek massacre, who was hired to kill and destroy hostile Indians?

A

colonel chivington

128
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in the sand creek massacre how many men, women and children were massacred?

A

over 130

129
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in the sand creek massacre what was the final outcome?

A

cheynenne and arapho Indians were put on a reservation half the size they were promised

130
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in the sand creek massacre when were Cheyenne and Arapaho put on reservations?

A

1865

131
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in the sand creek massacre what wasn’t given to survivors that they were promised?

A

compensation

132
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when was red clouds war?

A

1866-68

133
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in red clouds war what did the Bozeman trail cross?

A

the Lakota Sioux hunting grounds

134
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in red clouds war who did red cloud not trust?

A

the American government and chose to fight

135
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in red clouds war who was red cloud joined by to fight?

A

sitting bull and crazy horse.

136
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in red clouds war what did red cloud sitting bull and crazy horse do?

A

attacked soldiers along the trail

137
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in red clouds war who was trapped and killed?

A

captain fetterman

138
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in red clouds war what was the final outcome?

A

the second treaty of fort Laramie was signed due to red clouds success

139
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in red clouds war what was the exclusive use of the siuoux nation?

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Great Sioux Reservation

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