Western Expansion
Wars of the West
Frontier Thesis
Minority Groups
Miscellaneous
100
The idea of America having the God-given right to expand to the West
What is Manifest Destiny
100
City where the Wyoming Gun Fight occured
What is Rock Springs, Wyo.
100
Author of the Frontier Thesis
Who is Historian Jackson Turner?
100
Minority group attacked during the Wyoming gun fight
Who are the Chinese?
100
Part of Magic Kingdom
What is Frontierland?
200
A settler can file for this for 10 dollars
What is an affidavit for a land grant
200
This weapon was advantageous to the gun because it made no giveaway smoke when fired
What is the bow
200
Completely different from the Western Frontier.
What is the European Frontier?
200
Native tribe that Americans tried to kick out of the West?
What is Cheyenne?
200
The day the government started giving land grants
What is Jan. 1st 1863
300
A written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official
What is an affidavit
300
The Battle of Washita, 1868 is a major conflict that occured in the West. Name two others, as well as the years they took place
What is The Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876. Wyoming Gunfight, 1885
300
According to Turner, something the Frontier promoted
What is democracy?
300
Major dispute between Americans and Chinese in Wyoming.
What is labour?
300
3things the frontier provided
What is new experiences, activities and institutions
400
Three requirements settlers needed to meet in order to be granted land by the government
What are a citizen of the USA, 21 years of age, Head of a family, Does not bear arms against USA, Have not aided an enemy of the USA (pick 3)
400
This Native chief was killed by Custer and his soldiers in November 1868
Who is Cheif Black Kettle
400
Overall, what the frontier provided (name 3)
What is opportunity, escape form the past, scorn of old society?
400
Group that left the South in the hope that they could escape discrimination
Who are African Americans
400
Knowledge of where they're going, and money
What is things that one needs to migrate west
500
The day the government started giving land grants
What is January 1st 1863
500
3 things the frontier provided
What is New experiences, institutions, activities
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