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Westward Expansion Test Flashcards

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Life expectancy of Native American females

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46 years old

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Life expectancy of Native American males

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41 years old

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3
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____% of all Native American families deal with some type of alcohol problems

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75

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4
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______ was discovered in 1848

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Gold

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What year was gold discovered?

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1848

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____-____ over __ billion in gold and silver was mined

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  • 1849 - 1900

- 2

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1849 - 1900 over 2 billion in ____ and ______ was mined

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  • gold

- silver

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The homestead act was passed in the year ____

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1862

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What did the homestead act allow

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160 acres of free land

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What was a requirement in order to obtain the land given by the homestead act?

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Intention of becoming a citizen

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11
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Who loved the homestead act? Why?

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  • immigrants

- it was easy to receive free land

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12
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Buffalo in 1865 vs. buffalo in 1890 (in the west)

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  • 1865 = 15 million

- 1890 = 1,000

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13
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Home of the Ft. Laramie treaty?

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Wyoming

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14
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The Ft. Laramie Treaty was later _______

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Revoked

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15
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Where did the Sand Creek Massacre take place?

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Colorado

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Who was targeted during the sand creek massacre? (2)

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  • Cheyenne

- Arapaho

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17
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Who was the army leader during the Sand Creek Massacre? When did it take place? What did he do?

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  • John Chivington
  • 1864
  • Killed hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
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18
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What tribe did the Medicine lodge treaty target?

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Sioux

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19
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The medicine lodge treats - North and South locations

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  • North = Black Hills of South Dakota

- South: Oklahoma

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20
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Clusters last stand is also known as …

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Little big horn

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21
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What year did clusters last stand take place? What state?

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  • 1876

- Montana

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What tribe was targeted during Custers Last Stand?

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The Sioux

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23
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Who was outnumbered during Custer’s Last Stand? Statistic?

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  • Custers men were ambushed: Outnumbered 10 - 1
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24
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What brought an end to the Tribal system?

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The Dawes act

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25
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When was the Dawes act put in place?

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1887

26
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Where did the battle of wounded knee take place?

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South Dakota

27
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Wounded knee - “religious movement”

A
  • Ghost dance
28
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Ghost dance - prophet ______ made a claim about the Sioux tribe

A

Wovoka

29
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Who fired the first shot at Wounded Knee? What happened?

A
  • Black Coyote

- Chaos occurred

30
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How many Indians were killed at wounded knee creek?

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Over 100

31
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What tribe was targeted at wounded knee?

A

The Sioux

32
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LISTING: Weather and land (4)

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  1. Extreme temperatures
  2. Windy
  3. Lack of rainfall
  4. Rattlesnakes
  5. Locusts
  6. Flood plains
  7. Rocky / sandy soil
33
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Tribe in “I Will Fight No More Forever”

A

Nez Perce

34
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Leader of Nez Perce in “I Will Fight No More Forever”

A

Chief Joseph

35
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Who was trying to run out the Indians in “I Will Fight No More Forever”

A

Oliver Howard

36
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STUDY MAP

A
  • trail and name (1)
  • cow towns (2)
  • transcontinental railroad (Irish and Chinese portion)
37
Q

Who found gold for the first time? What month and year?

A
  • James Marshall

- January of 1848

38
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How did James Marshall find gold?

A

Making a regular inspection of American River in central California

39
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3 other places gold was found

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  1. Nevada
  2. S. Dakota (Black Hills)
  3. Colorado
40
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____ was found in Nevada, South Dakota, and Colorado

A

Gold

41
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Clamjumpers (def / what they did)

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  • people who bought plots on a river
  • STOLE
  • IMMIGRANTS WERE A MAIN TARGET
42
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Main boomtown?

A

Denver, Colorado

43
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Vigilant justice (def)

A
  • People taking the law into their own hands

- In place bc of boom towns

44
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Where were cattle generally concentrated / most frequently found?

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Southern Texas

45
Q

All cattle Travis started in _____

A

Texas

46
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How long did getting to a cattle ranch take?

A
  • Process - 2-4 months
47
Q

Drove cowboys close to railroads to towns called ___ _____

A

Cow towns

48
Q

People would ____ to cattle because they thought it _______ them

A
  • sing

- soothed

49
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LISTING: DETERIORATION OF LONG DRIVES (3)

A
  1. Overgrazing
  2. Revenge from the native Americans
  3. RR’s came from South
  4. Cold weather (responsible for 80-90% of the deaths)
50
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What happened between 1865 - 1885?

A

More land was cultivated than the previous 250 years of settlement in the United States

51
Q

Loggers were in high demand after …?

A

Movement out west

52
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What was in high demand after movement out west?

A

Loggers

53
Q

Male: female ration in California in 1850

A
  • male: 92%

- female: 8%

54
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What did westward expansion lead to?

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  • lack of family stability

- Jealousy led to immortality

55
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Traveling to the west by water vs. by land

 - time?
 - risk?
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  • Water: 170 days
  • Land: 4-6 months
  • BOTH had significant risk
56
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LISTING: why did the Donnor party never make it to the West? (3)

A
  1. Started too late in the year
  2. Followed bad advice
  3. Packed too much stuff
57
Q

When was the Iron Horse completed? Where?

A
  • May 10, 1864

- Prominary Point, Utah

58
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Primary builders of the Iron Horse? Location?

A
  • Irish

- Omaha to Utah

59
Q

Secondary builders of the Iron Horse? Location?

A
  • Chinese

- Sacramento to Utah

60
Q

How many additional transcontinental railroads were build in 20 years?

A
  • 3 in 20 years
61
Q

Women brought __________ to the West

A

Permanence

62
Q

Women were allowed to vote in local election as soon as …? IN what state?

A
  • 1869

- Wyoming

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