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63 Cards in this Set
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What Indian Chief cut off people’s fingers as a method of torture? Chocise
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Famous Indians
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What was the name of Sacajawea’s child? Pompi
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Famous Indians
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What tribe was Chief Joseph from? Nez Perce
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Famous Indians
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What Indian Chief was a friend of Annie Oakley? Sitting Bull
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Famous Indians
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What Indian Chief signed the Fort Laramie Treaty? Red Cloud
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Famous Indians
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Whose wife, mom and three children were murdered by whites? Geronimo
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Famous Indians
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Which Indian Chief was never photographed? Crazy Horse
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Famous Indians
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Which famous Indian Chief was never captured? Red Cloud
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Famous Indians
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What was William Clark’s most notable skill? Map making
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Explorers and Settlers
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Which group of settlers had to resort to Cannibalism while stranded in the mountains? Donner Party
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Explorers and Settlers
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What was the name of the exploration group that Meriwether Lewis was the leader of? The Corps of Discovery
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Explorers and Settlers
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What was the name of the French voyageur that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition? Charbonneau
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Explorers and Settlers
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What religion did settlers go west to spread? Christianity
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Explorers and Settlers
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What Indian tribe was known for being most unfriendly and cruel to settlers? Blackfeet
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Explorers and Settlers
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How long did the Lewis and Clark expedition take? 2 years
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Explorers and Settlers
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What was the name of the slave that Lewis and Clark brought on their expedition? York
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Explorers and Settlers
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Who had a knife fight in the dark? Ben Thompson
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Gunslingers
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Who was nicknamed the “Outlaw Queen”? Belle Starr
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Gunslingers
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Which outlaw used to be a dentist? Doc Holliday
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Gunslingers
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Who had five husbands and killed most of them? Sally Skull
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Gunslingers
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Who killed someone for snoring? John Wesley Hardin
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Gunslingers
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What woman outlaw dressed up as a man? Calamity Jane
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Gunslingers
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What outlaw died from tuberculosis? Doc Holliday
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Gunslingers
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Which gunslinger ran away from home at age 15? Kit Carson
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Gunslingers
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What major mountain range ran from Idaho to Arizona? Rocky Mountains
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Rivers and Mountains
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What main river did Lewis and Clark travel on? Missouri River
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Rivers and Mountains
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What mountain range did the Donner Party get trapped in? Sierra Nevada
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Rivers and Mountains
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What river emptied Lewis and Clark into the pacific? Columbia
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Rivers and Mountains
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In what two states does the majority of the Desert South West occupy? Arizona and New Mexico
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Geographical Regions
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The Louisiana Territory was about what percent of the United States? 33% or 1/3
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Geographical Regions
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What’s the capital of Texas? Austin
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Geographical Regions
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Bear Flag Republic
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Geographical Regions
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Whose land was gold first found in the West? John A. Sutter
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Notable Characters
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Who founded Mormonism near Palmyra, New York? Joseph Smith
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Notable Characters
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What American heroes fought for and won Texas independence? Steve Austin and Sam Huston
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Notable Characters
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Which French leader sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States? Napoleon Bonaparte
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Notable Characters
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Which famous general died in the Battle of Little Big Horn? Custer
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Notable Characters
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Who founded Abilene, the cow town? Joseph McCoy
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Notable Characters
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Who was the sheriff of Dodge City? (He’s a master, son) Bat Masterson
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Notable Characters
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What year did the Gold Rush begin? 1949
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Famous Events
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ii. What event were many innocent Native Americans massacred in South Dakota1890? Wounded Knee
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Famous Events
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How many Texans survived in the Alamo? Zero
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Famous Events
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What was the movement westward to develop the land and spread Christianity? Manifest Destiny
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Famous Events
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In which Native American battler was George Armstrong Custer killed? Little Big Horn
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Famous Events
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What invention killed the Pony Express? The telegraph
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Famous Events
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What mammal’s pelt was most desired during the Fur Trade? The beaver pelt
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Famous Events
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True or false: Colonel Chivington led the raid known as the Sand Creek Massacre. True!
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Famous Events
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Where were the first cowboys from? Spain
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Cowboy Life
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What did cowboys usually wear around their neck? bandana
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Cowboy Life
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What kind of horse did Mr. Anderson use to test the skills of the boys he was hoping to hire? Bronco
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Cowboy Life
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What did cowboys wear on their legs to protect themselves from thrones and underbrush? Chaps
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Cowboy Life
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What was the cowboy’s favorite gambling card game called? Faro
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Cowboy Life
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What was the famous cemetery in Dodge City in which many outlaws and cowboys were buried? Boot Hill
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Cowboy Life
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Who brought the first longhorns to America? Spain
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Cowboy Life
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What was the name of Doc Holliday’s girlfriend? Big Nose Kate (Kate Fisher)
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Cowboy Life
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Razorbacks= wild hogs extremely dangerous when cornered
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American West Vocabulary
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Sawbones= a term used for a doctor, especially a surgeon.
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American West Vocabulary
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Cowboy Christmas= the fourth of July because this was the most prominent holiday celebrated in the West.
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American West Vocabulary
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Equalizer= a gun, usually a pistol, that creates all men equal
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American West Vocabulary
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Fandango= any kind of party or good time gathering for any reason
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American West Vocabulary
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Loaded for Bear= phrase used to mean heavily armed and looking for trouble
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American West Vocabulary
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Lynching= when a man or woman was hung without due process of law
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American West Vocabulary
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Mesa= an area of land that is flat; a plateau
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American West Vocabulary
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