Westward Expansion Part 1
Belief that the US should spread its territory from coast to coast.
What is Manifest Destiny?
During this event Crazy Horse and Sioux ambushed William Fetterman’s troops and killed them all.
What is Fetterman’s Massacre?
This event ended when 300 Sioux were massacred by 7th cavalry brought the Indian wars to an end.
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
This invention effectively ended the open range and drastically cut the price of fencing.
What is barbed wire?
Explosions due to high pressure and being trapped in complete darkness are issued that these workers constantly faced.
Who are miners?
Offered 160 acres of free land to anyone who would cultivate it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This event is when the U.S. army crushes Comanche resistance on the Southern plains.
What is the Red River War?
This cattle was popular in Texas and the open range.
What are longhorns?
This invention allowed water to be pulled from deep underground and combated the issue of the lack of water on the Great Plains.
What is the windmill?
These people were able to own land under the Homestead Act that had not been able to before.
Who are women and African Americans?
African Americans who moved West from the post reconstruction South.
Who are Exodusters?
This is known as Custer’s last stand.
What is the Battle of Little Big Horn?
The place cattle drives would begin and end.
What is Texas and Kansas?
This invention allowed farmers to cut through the tough prairie sod.
What is the steel plow?
Cowboys learned their ranching techniques from this group of people.
Who are Mexicans?
Granted government loans and huge blocks of land to RxR companies.
What is the Pacific RxR Act?
The belief natives will give up their culture and become part of an American Culture.
What is assimilation?
Droughts, floods, fires, blizzards, plagues, outlaws, native were all viewed as this.
What were challenges on the Plains
This was discovered in the west and caused many people to "rush" out there.
What is gold?
Reduced open land due to barbed wire, harsh winters, and overgrazing were issues were faced by.
Who are cowboys?
Cheyenne massacred by militia and were 200 killed on Nov. 29 1864.
What is the Massacre at Sand Creek?
Attempt to Americanize the natives by giving them a desire to farm.
What is the Dawe's Act?
The names of the homes that were built on the Great Plains.
What are dugouts and soddies?
This was considered the lifeline of Native Americans on the Great Plains.
What are buffalo?
The belief that enormous profits could be made in a large scale wheat growing operation.
What is bonanza farming?