key terms Flashcards
what type of people travelled in 1849?
miners
lawless?
settlers ignoring laws and commited crimes
band
a group of people (especially families), who formed part of a larger tribe
war beliefs
life was tough so, tribes fought over resources. warriors were very important for the tribes survival.
nature beliefs
everything in nature has a spirit. spirit could harm, or help people.
frontier
border between a ‘civilised’ country and an undeveloped area
great plains
large grasslands to the west of the Mississippi river. (hot summers, cold winters)
tribe
a distinct group of native americans
the orgeon trail
3,000km trail used by those who wanted to travel across the great plains to Oregon and California
the donner party
(1846-1847) migration of 300 people to California, failed by a short cut, lead to canabalism and rescued. only half left remaining.
gold rush
(1849-1855) gold is discovered in california, lead to HUGE migration to the west. 300,000 moved in the end.
buffalo
plains animal, pivotal to native american life.
manifest destiny
the idea that it was gods will that white settlers will settle the whole of north america
tribal council
a group of elders who made descions for the tribe
nomad
lifestyle that involves moving around, instead of living in one place
migration
when a person moves from one part of a country to another
tipi
tent like home (made from stretched animal hide, over wooden poles)
homesteaders
family farm with a house and land surrounding to farm (160 acres)
indgenous
relating to the earlier human inhabitants of a place
land and property beliefs
indgenous- no one owned land
white settlers - they owned it
land could not be bought or sold.
all land is sacred
