the early settlement of the west

Question 1

give three uses of the buffalo by the plains indians

Answer 1

horns- spoons, cups and arrow straighteners
tongue- hair brush
fur- blankets and saddle covers

Question 2

identify a problems for settlers on the plains due to the lack of trees

Answer 2

Water shortages

Question 3

identify a bad decision that led to the donner party disaster

Answer 3

decided to try a new short cut that left the Oregon Trail and cut some 550 km off the established route.

Question 4

what happened in 1837 that acted to ‘push’ some white settlers from the East to the West

Answer 4

In the eastern states many banks collapsed and many people lost their savings and their jobs.

Question 5

‘the fort Laramie treaty of 1851 created reservations for the plains Indians of the northern plains’
true or false?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

definition of Manifest Destiny

Answer 6

the belief that it was God’s will for white people to take possession of the whole of the USA and make it productive and civilised

Question 7

What did the US government hope to achieve by creating a Permanent Indian Frontier?

Answer 7

ensure the Natives were unable to practice their cultural activities, such as their nomadic way of life