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1
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an undeveloped area

A

fontier

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2
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in 1859 miner henry Comstock discovered a huge deposit of gold an silver in Nevada that became called….

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Comstock Lode

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3
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communities that grew suddenly when a mine opened.

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boomtowns

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4
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the great plains from texas to canada in the late 1800s, ecame known as…

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cattle kingdom

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5
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on these long journeys, cowboys herded cattle to the market or to northern plains for grazing

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cattle drive

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6
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ran from Antonio, Texas, to the cattle town of abilene, kanas

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chisholm trail

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7
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in 1860 a system of messengers on horseback called the… began to carry messages west

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pony express

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8
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a railroad that would cross the continent and connect the east to the west

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transcontinental railroad

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9
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what was so dangerous about mining

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unsafe equipment
breathed in stuffy air- suffered from lung disease
killed by explosions

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10
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4 causes for westward expansion

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new land for settlers and ranchers
minerals resources
businesses to support settlers, ranchers, and miners
immigration

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11
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effects of westward expansion

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new towns
railroads across the continent
cattle kingdom

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12
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what were in boomtowns

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had general stores, saloons, and boardinghouses

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13
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in boomtowns what did women do

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women washed, cooked, made clothes, and chopped wood , raised families, established schools, and wrote newspaper.

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14
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What did women work help do on boomtowns

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their work helped turn some mining camps into successful, permanent towns

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15
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a growing economy called for a greater demand of what

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BEEF

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16
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what solution for the cattle problem did Joseph McCoy discover

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he built pens for cattle in the small towns of Abilene, Kansas.

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17
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what was a result of the pens being built

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cattle could be shipped by railroad from the pacific railroad line

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18
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workers whop took care of the ranchers’ cattle

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cowboys or cowhands

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19
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vaqueros

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Mexican ranch hands who cared for cattle and horses

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20
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how long did cattle drives last

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several months

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21
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how did rowdy cowboys make life in cattle towns rough and violent

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there were rarely shoot-outs in the street, but there was often disorderly behavior.

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22
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why did the cattle kingdom come to an end.

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cattle herds had eaten much of the prairie grass that ranchers had depended on for feed.

Unusually severe winters in both years made the ranching situation even worse.

1000s of cattle died, and 30% of a rancher’s herd was lost.
Many ranchers were ruined financially.
Cattle ranching became costly and Ranchers were forced to buy winter feed for their cattle and to reduce their herd’s size.
Low prices, harsh weather, and greater competition for grazing land brought an end to the reign of the cattle kingdom.

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23
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what put the pony express out of business

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telegraph lines

24
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pacific railroad acts

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these acts gave railroad companies loans and large land grants that could be sold to pay for construction costs.m

25
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the first major treaty between the U.S. gov and plains indians

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treaty of fort laramie

26
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areas of federal land set aside for N A

A

reservations

27
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crazy horse

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a group of sioux ambushed and killed 81 cavalry

28
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in the 1867___________ most southern Plains Indians agreed to live on reservations

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treaty of medicine lodge

29
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troops including AA cavalry, who the Indians called

A

buffalo soldiers

30
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George Armstrong Custer soldiers discovered what?

A

Gold in the black hills of Dakota

31
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Sitting Bull

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a leader of Lakota Sioux, protested U.S. demands for the land.

32
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sioux forces led by Crazy horse and Sitting Bull surrounded and defeated custer and his troops.

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Battle of the little bighorn

33
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U.S. Army shot and killed about 150 Sioux near Wounded Knee Creek in south Dakota

A

Massacre at wounded knee

34
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last major incident on the great plains

A

Massacre at Wounded knee

35
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on this 300 mile march the Navajo were forced to walk across the desert to a reservation in
Bosque Redondo, New Mexico

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Long walk

36
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a paiute Indian named Wovoka began a religious movement , the…… that predicted the arrival of paradise for native Americans

A

Ghost Dance

37
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who is Sarah Winnemucca

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a pauite indian

she gave lectures on problems of the reservation system

38
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1887 tried to lessen traditional influences on indians society by making land ownership

A

Dawes general Allotment Act

39
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what did Dawes General Allotment promise but fail to deliver

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U.S citizenship to NA

40
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what did two animals did the plains Indians depend on

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horse and buffalo

41
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what did the plains used buffalo for

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food
shelter 
clothing 
utensils
tools
42
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what did women use buffalo for

A

dried buffalo meat to make jerky

43
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what did plains women Indians

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they make tepees and clothing from buffalo hides, cups and tools from buffalo horns.

44
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two years after the treaty of fort Laramie what treaty was signed and what did it do

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treaty at Fort Atkinson in Nebraska: recognized Indians claims to most of the great plains. they also allowed the United states to build forts, roads, and to travel across Indian homelands. the US government promised to pay for any damages to Indians lands.

45
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gave government owned land to small farmers

A

homestead Act

46
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under the Homestead act what could happened

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any adult who was a US citizen or planned to become one could receive 160 acres of land

47
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granted more than 17 million acres of federal land to the states.

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Morrill Act

48
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what did the Morrill act require

A

the act required each state to sell this land and to use the money to build build colleges to teach agriculture and engineering

49
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the homestead act granted land to who _______ which was unusual for for the time

A

unmarried women

50
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what drew a lot of AA to the west

A

the promise of land and life free of discrimination

51
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these southerners made a mass exodus, or departure , from the south

A

exodusters

52
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the hard work of breaking up the sod earned plains farmers

A

sodbusters

53
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a new method of farming that shifted the focus away from water- dependent crops such as corn

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dry farming

54
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annie bidwell

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one of the founders of chico, California, used her influence to support a variety of moral and social causes such as women’s suffrage and temperance

55
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national grange

A

was a social and educational and educational organization for farmers.

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