Settlement + conflict on the Plains 1861-77 Flashcards
Railroads and Ranches
when was the first transcontinental railroad built
1869
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purpose of the transcontinental railroad
help migrants go west, farmers set up on the plains, building of towns for new states
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how did railroad companies getting land impact native americans
split indian buffalo hunting territory
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how did tribes respond to railroad companies getting land
derailed trains + attacked so gov built forts
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why where new trails made after the civil war
railheads to supply meat to northern cities
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where did cow towns form
where trails met the railroad
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examples of cow towns
abilene
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common things in cow towns
gambling, prostitution, gunfights
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when were gun laws introduced
1870s
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when was beef bonanza
1880s
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what did cowboys become
farm labourers
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why did cowboys become farm labourers
barbed wire allowed huge ranches to fence off the best land
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
after the civil war, how many homesteaders took land on the plains
600,000
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
when + who passed the homestead act
1862 - Licoln
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
how many acres did the homestead act give
160 acres
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
what extreme climates were on the plains
droughts, locusts, prairie fires
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
how did they build houses
sod houses - dry blocks of earth with leaky grass roofs
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
examples of new technology
wind pumps- used
due to lack of water on the surface
dry farming ploughing through rainfall
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
when was barbed wire invented
1874
How did homesteaders survive and thrive on the plains?
what did the invention of barbed wire mean
allowed homesteads to be fenced cheaply
Why so much bloodshed on the Plains?
what was the uprising of the Little Crows war
Santee Sioux put on a small reservation
Why so much bloodshed on the Plains?
impact of the little crow’s war
500 settlers killed, 38 santees hanged
Why so much bloodshed on the Plains?
how many women and children died at Sand Creek
105
Why so much bloodshed on the Plains?
how did the government cause bloodshed
+ how they solved it
-bozemen trails to gold mines broke fort Laramie treaty
- Red Cloud attacked forts until US made peace
- Black Hills granted to Sioux
Why so much bloodshed on the Plains?
impacts of gold rush in the Black Hills
Sioux + US army
-Sioux refused to stay on reservations + killed Custer’s troops at Little Bighorn
- Us army hunted down bands of Indians + killed crazy horse
