Settlement

Question 1

When did Jedidiah Smith publicise the Oregon Trail?

Answer 1

1825

Question 2

What percent of people in the East lost their jobs?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

How much did the government spend on an expedition to properly map the Trail

Answer 3

$30,000

Question 4

When did the Mormons migrate to the West?

Answer 4

1846-47

Question 5

What was the impact of the 1854 invention of the windmill?

Answer 5

It’s now easier to water out of the ground, therefore easier to farm on the Plains

Question 6

When is the Railroad Act founded?

Answer 6

1862

Question 7

When did John Illiff ranch his sickly cows on the Plains?

Answer 7

1861

Question 8

When does John Illiff buy his ranch in Wyoming?

Answer 8

1867

Question 9

When is the Goodnight-Loving Trail established from Texas to Fort Sumner?

Answer 9

1866

Question 10

Why was Abilene established in 1867?

Answer 10

Abilene acted as a midpoint between the South and Chicago, making the meat trade easier for all

Question 11

By 1876, how many acres of land had been sold to homesteaders?

Answer 11

6 million

Question 12

Where did 40,000 freed black slaves migrate to in 1879?

Answer 12

Kansas and Missouri

Question 13

When was the Great Die Up wherein at least 15% of open range herds died?

Answer 13

1886-87

Question 14

When is the Oklahoma Land Rush?

Answer 14

1893