The West (1839-60), DATES Flashcards
fact recall
1
Q
Indian Removal Act + Joseph Smith publishes the ‘Book of Mormon’
A
1830
2
Q
Trail of Tears drives Native Americans from mid-west to the Plains
A
1836-39
3
Q
Economic downturn leads to financial crisis in old eastern cities
A
1837
4
Q
Mormons have to move to Illinois following heavy persecution in Palmyra
A
1838
5
Q
Pre-emption Act to prevent land-speculation in western territories
A
1841
6
Q
Joseph Smith is attacked + murdered by a mob in Nauvoo, Illinois
A
1846
7
Q
California Gold Rush sparks a rapid increases in westward migration
A
1848-49
8
Q
Brigham Young leads the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake in Utah
A
1848
9
Q
Kansas - Nebraska Act - allowed those states to decide slavery issue
A
1854
10
Q
Pikes Peak 2nd Gold Rush begins in Nevada territory, Rocky Mountains
A
1858-59
