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48 Cards in this Set
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When was the Battle of Little Bighorn? |
1876 |
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What are the names of the two railway companies? |
Central Pacific Railroad Company The union pacific railroad company |
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What was the name of the mormon church? |
Church of the latter day saints |
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How did General Alfred Terry know where sitting bull and crazy horse were in the battle of Little Big Horn? |
his India scouts |
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How did the Homestead Act (1862) encourage people to settle on the plains? |
it gave 160 acres of free land |
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What percentage of mormons used the PEF? |
36% |
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When was the PEF set up? |
1849 |
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What was the perpetual emigration fund? |
it helped mormon refugees migrate west |
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Why couldnt homesteaders plough the ground easily and how was this solved? |
the hot and cold weather meant that the ground was too hard and cracked the tools needed metal- the plains offered few resources They needed water- dry wind pumping |
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How long did the Gold Rush last? |
1848-56 8 years |
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What was the timber culture act? |
they could get 160 acres of land if they planted 40 acres of trees |
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When was the timber culture act? |
1873 |
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The Donner party took the Hastings Cut off that saved how many miles? |
400 miles |
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What shortcut did George Donner take? |
Hastings Cut off |
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What orders did General Terry give to Custer which he did not follow? |
Attack from the south with a combined effort of other armies. |
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What was custer warned in the BofLBH? |
he did not have enough bullets to kill all of the indians |
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What was Custers tactic? |
to split his men into three and attack |
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What was the aim of the 1887 Dawes Act? |
To convert Tribesmen into farmers |
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How were the tipis effective? |
They were weather proof, didnt need many resources and they could be taken down and packed quickly |
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Why would the plains Indians scalp enemies? |
To stop them from fighting them in the after life, to gain respect |
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Why did Plains Indians go to war? |
to take resources |
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Why would Indians Count cou? |
to prove bravery They didnt want to kill all of the time because many were their family` |
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Why was Joseph Smith a succesful Mormon leader? |
He was charismatic He was determined leader- moved to kirtland |
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Why was Brigham Young a successful leader? |
He was an organiser- grouped families witha leader to make transport safer he was prepared- sent groups ahead to plant crops structure- everyone would work, everyone had specific jobs |
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How was the life of a homesteader difficult? |
They lived in sod houses- diseases,not weather resistant, no water |
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What jobs were done by female homesteaders? |
teachers cleaning medical |
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What were the problems of farming on the plains? |
There was a lack of resources like suitable machines and tools The crops did not grow The weather was unpredcatable and violent |
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How was the lack of water on the plains solved? |
dry windpump- it could be transported easily and it collected water from deep underground easily. |
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How was the crops problem solved? |
Turkey red wheat- a layer fof sust and soil on top to stop evaporation |
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How was the problems of not having enough land solved? |
timber culture act 1873 |
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How was the problem of animals eating crops solved? |
barbed wire 1874 |
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What was the Homestead act? |
after five years a settler would pay $30 and get ownership. It made it cheaper to buy and ow alnd |
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What was the Desert Land Act? |
In 1877 it gave settlers the right to buy 640 acres of land cheaply where not a liot of rain fell |
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Why by 1895 were the cattle trails over? |
Too many homesteaders were blocking the route |
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How did the cattle industry end? |
too much beef drought in 1883 homesteaders blocked trials |
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What were the three reasons of crime? |
poverty plains were isolating could hide lack of justice and order |
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What was the problem of having only three judges? |
Too much crime to bring justuce to all, vigilantes... |
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What was the Pinkerton Detective Agency? |
private company who brough justice. Employed by businesses to track down criminals for bank roberies, cattle and trail robberies. |
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What was the Johnson County War? |
Cattle barons lived here first and then homesteders wanted t live n Johnson County. They started rustling the WSGA's (Wyoming stock growers association) cattle. Ella Watson was killed as she was a prostitute paid in cattle. Jim Averill was killed because he wrote a letter stating that the cattle barons were stealing money. The WSGA made a list of 70 suspected rustlers and organsied a deadly invasion. They cut the telegraph wires so nk one could call for help. They stopped at KC ranch and attacked two people. Champion and Ray fought for a day. The Sheriiff organised an army and arrested the WSGA. They were not found guilty because one of them was a governor. |
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What was the total war tactic? |
To attack a whole community- not just the warriors |
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How did Indian Scouts destroy the way of life for Plains Indians? |
Indian scouts usually worked with the Americans if they didnt like another tribe. As Indians were good at hiding and Americans were bad at finding the scouts would find them. |
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What was the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty? |
some land should belong to Indians forever |
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How was the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty broken? |
gold found in Colorado 8 years later. C O L A R A D O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
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Describe the story of the Red Cloud's war? |
Bozeman Trail elad thorugh hunting grounds Sioux attack redcloud discovered they were planning two forts attack broke fort laramie treaty |
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What was Little Crows War? |
crops failed, agency primosd food. diodnt give. Indians stole food and burnt agency building indians killled nd moved reservationsq |
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What was significant in the Sandcreek massacre of 1864? |
The indians waved a white flab but they still ignored |
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When was Little Crows war? |
1862 |
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When was Red Clouds War? |
1865-68 |
