The American West Dates

Question 1

1830

Answer 1

Indian Removal Act:
Estblished a permanent Indian Fronteir in West beyond the Mississippi
Trail of tears - removal of south-eastern Native Americans so that the land would eb available for settlement, thousands died

Question 2

1836

Answer 2

Oregon trail

Question 3

1837

Answer 3

Economic depression hit - both mormons and gentiles lost a lot of money furthering unpopularity

Question 4

1845

Answer 4

• Texas annexed by United states from Mexico - Mexico abolished slavery, citizens in Mexico didn’t agree seperated from Mexico and joined USA
• John Smith murdered when mob attacked in jail - 27th June

Question 5

1846

Answer 5

Donner Party headed West using Hasting’s cuttoff
Mormons Headed West and setlle in Salt lake

Question 6

1848

Answer 6

Gold is discovered in California

Question 7

1849

Answer 7

California Gold Rush

Question 8

1851

Answer 8

• Indian Apropriations Act - By 1850’s settlers were moving beyond the fronteir
• (1st)Fort Laramie treaty signed

Question 9

1859

Answer 9

• Gold mines open in Colorado and Nevada
• Gold discovered in rocky Mountains

Question 10

1861-65

Answer 10

American Civil War

Question 11

1862

Answer 11

• Homestead Act
• Little Crow’s war

Question 12

1864

Answer 12

• Pacific Railway Act
• work on the transcontinental railway begins

Question 13

1865

Answer 13

Slavery Abolished in America

Question 14

1866-68

Answer 14

Red Cloud’s War (Fort Laramie Treaty Broken)

Question 15

1867

Answer 15

Albeine becomes the first cow town

Question 16

1868

Answer 16

(2nd) Fort Laramie Treaty is signed

Question 17

1868

Answer 17

The “Winter campaign”

Question 18

1869

Answer 18

Transcontinental railway completed

Question 19

1870

Answer 19

Catlle ranching begins - leads to “Open range”

Question 20

1873

Answer 20

Timber Culture Act

Question 21

1874

Answer 21

• Barbed wire becomes mass produced
• Wind powered water pump introduced
• Custer leads expedition to the Black Hills

Question 22

1876-81

Answer 22

The Great Sioux War

Question 23

1876

Answer 23

The Batlle of Little Bog Horn

Question 24

1879

Answer 24

Exoduster Movement

Question 25

1885

Answer 25

All Native Americans are resettled on to reservations

Question 26

1886-87

Answer 26

Harsh winter ends the “Open range”

Question 27

1887

Answer 27

Dawes Act

Question 28

1890

Answer 28

• Wounded Knee Masacre
• The US government closes fronteir

Question 29

1892

Answer 29

Johnson County war