The Sectional Crisis (L. 1)
Wo did the new opportunities lure?
Farmers, merchants and adventurers.
Who attempted at a compromise over slavery and failed?
North and South
Which prospector staked a claim near Virginia City, Nevada in 1859?
Henry Comstock
What is a homestead?
A tract of public land available for settlement.
Who are "nomads"?
Native Americans that followed the migration of their main source of food - the buffalo.
What are empresarios?
Empresario means businessperson or promoter.
April 9th, 1865
What were ranches that covered thousands of acres called?
Haciendas
What was dry farming?
To plant seeds deep in the ground, where there was enough moisture for them to grow.
Where have Native Americans been attacked by U.S. troops in November 1864?
At Santa Creek
What does the idea of "popular sovereignty" mean?
The citizens should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery.
What does siege mean?
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies.
What were self-appointed volunteer groups that enforced the law called?
Vigilance Committees
What was a farm with 65,000 acres of wheat called?
Bonanza farms
What path did the U.S. army build forts along in December of 1866?
The Bozeman Trail
Who proposed the "Fugitive Slave Act" in 1850?
Henry Clay (Senator of Kentucky)
Who spoke the words "with malice towards none, with charity for all"?
What was spraying water at a very high pressure to wash away dirt or gravel from a hillside used for?
Hydraulic mining
What happened on April 22, 1889?
The government opened one of the last territories for settlement.
How many Native American were killed during the brutal two-day battle at Santa Creek?
The number varies from 69 to 600.
In April 1861 which states seceded and declared themselves to be a new nation: the Confederate States of America?
Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia
What are carpet baggers?
How was the English language enriched with words such as lasso or stampede?
Interaction with American cowboys
What happened when farmers failed to meet their mortgage payments?
They had to forfeit their land to the bark.
George Custer (he wore his curly blond hair to his shoulders)