Going West
Why did some people go west in 1849?
To find gold or silver
Who started a Wild West show that helped make the west so popular?
Buffalo Bill
What invention was created for riding horses during the times of the Wild West?
Saddles
Which Amendment ended slaver?
13th Amendment
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
Besides economic opportunities, why did some people move west?
Excitement/adventure
Fill in the blank for this outlaws name:
__________ James
Jesse
Which invention helped settlers dig up the thick layer of sod in the Great Plains?
Sodbuster
Which Amendment defined a US citizen
14th Amendment
What role did women have in boomtowns?
They opened restaurants, laundries, and boarding houses
What form of transportation helped bring people and supplies out west?
The Railroad
Who was the famous women sharpshooter we learned about?
Annie Oakley
Which invention helped keep animals in or out of certain areas?
Barbed Wire
What did Lincoln sign into law to help African Americans adjust to life after the Civil War (to find jobs, reunite with family, and access education?)
The Freedmen's Bureau
What animal became a popular animal to raise on the open ranges in the west?
Cattle
What law was passed to persuade Americans to move west?
The Homestead Act
Fill in the blank for the outlaw:
Butch ____________
Cassidy
Which invention helped with doing farm work?
a. Jeans
b. Steel Plow
c. Saloon
d. Leather belts
b. Steel Plow
Which political group wanted to punish the south?
Radical Republicans
Which colony came first, Jamestown or Plymouth?
Jamestown
What were the terms of the law that persuaded Americans to move west?
You would get free land (160 acres) if you lived on and improved the land for 5 years
Fill in the blank for the outlaw's nickname:
The __________ Kid
Sundance
What other invention will help do farm work?
a. Steam plow
b. John Deer tractors
c. Bulldozers
d. Cranes
a. Steam plow
What ended Reconstruction?
The Compromise of 1877
When controlled by the Dutch, New York was known as:
New Amsterdam