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What was the mexican cession? |
The land won by the U.S. when Mexican forces were beaten. |
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What year did the Mexican Cession occur? |
1848 |
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What was the name of the government program that encouraged many Americans to go West after civil war? |
Homestead act |
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What was Manifest Destiny? |
Atlantic to Pacific is ibevitable! Coast to coast was the goal for U.S. to accomplish. |
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Where did big cattle drives of the 1860s start from? |
Texas |
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How did completion of the transcontinental railroad make life easier for Americans in the West? |
It allowed for Americas to travel faster and move West easier- 2 weeks |
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What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act in 1830? |
To make strong measures to clear Indian lands for white settlement |
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During the gold rush what was the disadvantage of going by wagon? |
Trails were risky and still new, a lot of dangers you could face by going by wagon |
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What was the disadvantage by going to California on ship? |
Some ships would get lost at see, you had to travel a long ways, and you had to travel around the horn of Africa |
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What happened at the battle of the alamo? |
The Mexican forces beat the Texas rebels in battle after they tried to fight. |
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Silver and gold was discovered where? |
The Rocky Mountains |
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How was finding gold and silver in the 1850s/60s different from the gold rush? |
They didnt pan for gold they were mining |
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How were miners taken advantage of on California by businessmen? |
Businessmen raised the prices of food and supplies to a lot more then what they were used to |
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Descibe what an Indian Reservation was. |
A piece of land reserved by the U.S for the Native Americans |
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Why were Indians Reservations created? |
They were created so whites could have more land to settle onto |
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Why was the Mexican war fought? |
Mexico declined the offer the U.S insisted of, so they split, getting into a fight from the border dispute. U.S declared war |
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Why did Britain give up claims to Oregon? |
The demand for fur profit was getting out of style |
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How was the Oregon territory divided? |
The 49th parallel |
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How was the Mexican war a major change in how the U.S treated other nations? |
If other nations dont take money offers for land, the U.S will force themselves against the nation until they got the land they wanted |
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What was significant about the 1890 battle of wounded knee? |
The Indian wars had stopped, breaking the final resistance the Native Americans had |
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Why did Mountain men come to the West? |
They seeked fur and profit from selling the furs |
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What exactly was the California gold rush? |
A finding of gold by Sacramento California was found, spreading around the world influencing people to go to California and get gold |
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When did the gold rush occur? |
1848 |
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Why did the Whitman's come to the Oregon territory? |
They tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity, the Indians got small pox, blaming the Whitmans and killed them |
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What was the nick name for the people who went to California at the start of gold rush? |
The forty Niners |
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Why was the Buffalo so important to Native Americans? |
Natives used the Buffalo for important resources, and used up the whole Buffalo creating a spiritual bond between them |
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Why did the non-native hunters kill Buffalo's by the thousands? |
They only wanted the Buffalo for the fur and tongue |
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How did the invention of barbed wire help bring an end to the Old west? |
It blocked off the trails and showed the blocking off of the property |
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Why did the Texans yell "Remember the Alamo" as they attacked at the battle of San Jacinto? |
It was revenge from their defeat in the battle |
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How did the Homestead act work? |
Anyone who claimed up to 160 acres of land had to stay there for 5 years and farm |
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What happened to the 160 acres of land after 5 years of ownership? |
They owned the land/ it was theirs |
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Why was California given statehood status so quickly? |
The ports and gold |
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What was the ghost dance religion? |
It was the religion the Indians resorted to out of desperation because of them being cornered |
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How did the ghost religion come to an end? |
The leaders were arrested and some were killed in the crossfire |
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Did the U.S achieve Manifest Destiny? |
Yes, in the 19th century they expanded to the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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What were some dark parts of achieveing Manifest Destiny? |
The U.S didnt get along with all of the Natives, land was taken and killings and slaughters happened |
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What was important about the Oklahoma Land Rush? |
The final land rush of the Oklahoma West territory |
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Whay mail delivery system was started in 1860? |
The Pony Express |
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What was the cause of most of the problems between Native Americans and non Indians moving west? |
With the promise of giving land back to the Indians the Whites took their land saying in exchange for food, education and other main essentials |
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What business originally attracted people to Oregon territory? |
The fur trading business |
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What were some changes in transportation? |
Wagons upgraded to overland stages and trains |
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What were some changes in communication? |
It upgraded from letters to telegrams |
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Why did Mexico allow Americans to move into their Colony of Texas? |
To get Texas more settled and colonized |
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What exactly was a cowboy? |
Someone who herded cattle to important markets and houses to get slaughted |
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How did cowboys make a living? |
They herded and drove cattle to markets |
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Why did Americans living in Texas revolt? |
Mexico began placing restrictions on colonists so they declared independence |
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Why was the battle of the little bighorn so important? |
It showed the resistance of the Indians but more troops were sent down to break the remaining the resisitance |
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What brought an end to the era of the Old West and westward expansion? |
Farmers and settlers were filling up the land making the Wild West not so new since the land was being taken |
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Sam Houston: |
Was in charge of the San Jacinto army |
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George Custer: |
Died in battle against Indians; led the troops to the Indian wars |
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Overland stage: |
An overland stage that was a transportation that helped some settlers move faster |
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Indian removal act: |
The resettlenents of Native Americans so white settlers can have the land |
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Dawes act: |
A federal act intented to turn Native Americans into landowners and farmers |
