List Answer Cards - Multiple Answers Flashcards
1
Q
What did settlers in the east think about the west before 1840?
A
- barren
- uninhabitable
- inaccessible
- belonged to Native Americans as Great Reservation
2
Q
(1/2) Why did the Mtn Men manage to survive in the west?
A
- Adapted
- married Native Americans
- sheltered with and learned from Native Americans
- loners - only had to provide for self
3
Q
(2/2) What impact did they have on other settlers going west?
A
- made maps
- blazed trails
- showed going west was possible and told stories of opportunities
4
Q
Why did the First Farmers want to go west?
A
West - land and opportunities
East - unemployment
- overcrowding
- intolerance
- poverty
- lack of land
5
Q
What problems did the First Farmers have travelling west?
A
- extreme weather
- snow, winter
- disease
- lack of supplies
- getting lost
- disobeying orders
6
Q
(2/2) Why were the Mormons hated in the east?
A
- polygamy
- anti-slavery
- shared ownership of land
- Danites - extreme Mormons
- banks collapsed
- Joseph Smith running for president
7
Q
How did the Mormons manage to travel west successfully?
A
- groups with a leader
- Winter Quarters
- rest stops
- stories of Moses - boost morale
- planned
- learned from the First Farmers
8
Q
What problems did the Mormons face when they arrived in the west?
A
- no water
- dry land
- barren
- no fuel
- no resources
- extreme weather - hot + cold
9
Q
How did the Mormons solve their problems in Salt Lake City?
A
- water irrigation
- sun-baked clay bricks
- Perpetual Immigration Fund
- gold depots
- railroad deals
- divided land
10
Q
What was good about the Gold Rush of 1849?
A
- established city of San Francisco in west
- demonstrated opportunity for wealth across America
- secured railroad routes
- thousands of settlers poured west
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