UNIT 2 - THE WEST Flashcards
Who dominated the American West culturally and geographically, connected through trade, travel, and warfare?
Native Americans
Which imperial power had full political or military control over the continent west of the Mississippi River until the nineteenth century?
No imperial power had full control
What event coincided with the Civil War that decoupled the West from the slavery question?
Industrialization, railroad expansion, and westward popular growth
How long did Indigenous Americans inhabit the American West?
10,000 years
What led to the conquest of the West, often violating treaties and forcing Native groups onto shrinking reservations?
American settlers, military, and capital
How did the U.S. incorporate the West into its territories and states?
military conquest
How do some view American authority’s westward expansion in the late-nineteenth century?
triumph and tragedy
What did the diverse people and places of the late-nineteenth-century West mark in U.S. history?
Pivotal transformation
What was a significant factor driving American settlers to move westward across the Mississippi River after the Civil War?
Gold and silver rushes
During gold and silver rushes in the West, which states attracted migrants seeking quick profits?
Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and the Black Hills
In the mining workforce during the Westward migration, what demographic formed a significant portion?
Single men
What role did women play in the West’s mining towns during the post-Civil War era?
Service industries in nearby towns
What impact did the bison slaughter in the early 1870s have on the Western ecosystem?
Drastic decline in the bison population
As railroads expanded, what animal replaced bison in the Western landscape?
Cattle
Why did the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) migrate west between 1846 and 1868?
Religious persecution (polygamy)
