Wild West Test Flashcards
List six ways Natives used buffalo
Hide-clothing Hide-TPs Bowls Weapons Heat Cups
What year did the transcontinental Railroad begin
1869
Central Pacific
East from Sacramento
Chinese immigrants
Union Pacific
West from Omaha
Irish immigrants and war vets
Where did the two railroads meet
Promontory point, Utah
Who was the us leader at Battle of Big Horn?
General Custer
Descriptive paragraph of Battle if Bighorn. Who what when where why
In 1876 in Black Hills, General Custer was attempting to move the Sioux and cheyanne Indians into reservations. This striked conflict between them and after it was too late Custer realized he was out numbered. The native leader Crazy Horse and Sitting bull along with the rest of the tribe killed Custer and all his men
Who were the 2 native leader at the battle of bighorn?
Sitting Bull and Crazy horse
List 4 reasons why people of Old immigration left their countries
Potato Famine
Religious Freedom
Crop failure
Political persecution
List the countries the people left during old immigration
Ireland
Germany
China
When did the old immigration period take place
1830’s
3 reasons people of new immigration left their homelands
Unemployment
Poverty
Over population
List the four countries that left their homeland during new immigration
Poland
Hungary
Austria
Russia
When did new immigration take place
1885
What state did most cattle drives take place?
Texas
