Transforming The West Flashcards
How was the Farmland in the west?
It was available and cheap for families to start but life was harsh.
What was the Homestead Act?
It encouraged western migration
What are the industries that helped transform the west?
Farmland, mining, cattle industry
How were the Indians felt with?
The Indians were forced on to reservations run by federal government officials that were often corrupt=Indian ring.
How did the Plain Indian Wars began?
It began in December 1866 with the fetterman incident where 88 soldiers were wiped out.
After the civil war as a result the Army campaign was unsuccessfull and was forced to sign what?
The second treaty Laramie in 1868
What was the campaign of 1876?
Custers last stand was really Indains last stand. The Indians were defeated and forced onto reservations
What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
It resulted in the fragmentation of reservation land by promoting private ownership
What was the last Indian War?
Wounded Knee in 1890
What took over the mining and the cattle industry?
Large corporations with money and technology.
What did the railroad control?
Farm transport and they were able to charge any rates they wanted.
What was the Indian ring?
Indians were forced on to reservations run by Federal Government officials that were often corrupt.
What was the whiskey ring?
Soldiers were stationed on isolated frontier posts and were also cheated by government contractors.
What was the Dawes Act of 1887?
It resulted in fragmentation of reservation land by promoting private ownership of land.
How did the Plain Indian Wars began?
It began in December in 1866 with the fetterman Incident where 88 soldiers were wiped out.
The battle in Washington between President Johnson and the Radical Republican congress came to a head over what?
The US Army
How was the farmland industry?
It was available and cheap for families to start but life was harsh.
How was the mining industry?
Precious metal like silver and copper created mining towns. There overwhelming male society lack of laws created a lot of violence.
What was the cattle industry like?
Eastern cities wanted meat, graze lands were available, and trails were created from Texas to RR junctions and created Cow towns.
The people in the way of the Manifest Destiny were the _________.
Indians
All were supported by the ____ ___________ connecting the east and west and Europe and Asia.
RR construction
the campaign of 1876 Custer Last Stand was really the _____ Last Stand.
Indians
What happen to the Indians during the campaign of 1876?
The Indians was defeated and forced onto reservations.
The Plain Indian Wars began in December ________ with the _______ __________ where 88 soldiers were wiped out.
1866
Fetterman Incident
