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27 Cards in this Set
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Jim Bridger |
- Mountain man - Earned living by guiding wagons trains across west |
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Jed Smith |
-1823~ Discovered the South Pass through the Rockies |
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John O'Sullivan |
-First person to use the phrase "Manifest Destiny" - Phrase caught in and became extremely popular. Newspapers up & down continent used phrases |
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James Marshall |
- Jan 1848~ discovers gold in the Sierra Foothills while building a sawmill - Finished building and started digging. Became the first Mormon Diggings |
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Sam Brannan |
- A Mormon who visited the digging in May 1848 - Owned a business in SF. Opened a shop next to the sawmill and told everyone in SF about the gold |
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Joseph Smith |
- Founder of Mormonism - Grew up on farm. Found gold plates telling him to "restore the church of Christ" - Didn't let anyone see the tablets - Charismatic speaker - Shot in jail 1844 by an angry mob. |
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Brigham Young |
- Leader of Mormons after Joseph Smith - Decided that the Mormons needed somewhere they could be isolated - Decided on Utah (the great salt lake) |
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Daniel Halliday |
- 1874~ inventor of the self governing windmill |
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Joseph Glidden |
-1874~ Inventor of barbed wire -cheaper and more affective solution to the problems of fencing |
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John Deere |
- inventor of the particularly strong plough "the sod-buster" |
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Charles Goodnight |
- 1866~ Drove a herd of cattle to Fort Sumner. Cattle sold to U.S army in their forts - This prevented the cattle from catching disease in the long drive from eastern states to Texas |
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Oliver Loving |
- Partner of goodnight |
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Joseph McCoy |
-1867~ founder o Abilene cows town. - Chicago cattle dealer - Bought bond, built stickpins, advertised town as a shipping point. - Driven from Texas to Abilene, then shipped - 4 million cattle passed through the cow town |
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John Iliff |
- Early rancher on the plains - Failed to strike it rich as a gold miner at Piles Peak in 1859 - Set up a store near Cheyenne (Wyoming) - Discovered cattle could survive plains winter |
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John Averill & Ella Watson |
- A saloon owner and his prostitute partner were lynched outside their cabin in 1899 - Averill wrote a local paper that the cattle barons were bond grabbers - Fuel to the Johnson County War flame |
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Major Frank Walcott |
- 1892~ They planned a full scale attack against the Johnson County |
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Nate Champion & Nick Ray |
- After death of his friend Nick Ray, he held of attack on KC Ranch - Held off invaders all day until they burned him out of his cabin |
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Billy the Kid |
- Outlaw - Killed a man in 1877. Became a cattle rustlers after this. - Became involved in the Lincoln County War. Earned name as a top shooter. - Attempted to live inside the law after the Lincoln County War; didn't work. - 1881~ Shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 14th July 1881 at Fort Sumner |
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Wild Bill Hickcok |
- 1871~ Citizens of Abilene hire James Butler ('Wild Bill') Hickok as town Marshall. - a Fought for he Union - Made name as a gunfighter in 1865 -Earned $150 as town Marshall. Earned extra in the side by gambling. - Shot dead a 7th cavalry soldier by accident and fled - 1872~ Citizens of Abilene make it clear that cowboys are no longer welcome. - Shot dead playing poker in the no.10 saloon while holding "dead mans hand" |
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Crazy |
- Most feared gun fighter in Texas - Arrived in Abilene in 1871 - Warned not to kill anyone. Killed someone. - Killed a man in Abilene and ended up escaping. Finally caught in 1874 - Shot in head by policeman |
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Crazy Horse |
- Sioux Indian Chief - Took part in the Battle of Little Big horn |
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Sitting Bull |
- Dakota Sioux Chief. - United Sioux nation against white people. - Arrested in 1890 and killed |
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Red Cloud |
- Lakota Sioux chief - Fetterman massacre December 21st 1886 |
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General Crook |
- Considered "greatest Indian fighter" - troops defeated at "Battle of the Rosebud" - Denied reinforcements to Custer |
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General Terry |
- Led a column with gen. Gibbon against Sious along Yellowstone River. |
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General Custer |
- Utter prick - Marched his men through instead of around Wolf Mountain to arrive at the Sioux camp first. - Divided 600 men's into the three groups. - Acted alone. Outnumbered, outsmarted, and outmanoeuvred by the Sioux. |
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Major Reno & Cptn. Benteen |
- were supposed to attack village from the south whilst Custer attacked from North with 215 men - Sioux cut off Reno and Benteen - Benteen rescued Reno but Custer and his men were slaughtered by then Sioux. |
