Vocabulary
One of the richest and biggest mines (in Nevada), more than half was silver, and the rest was gold.
Comstock Load
A Sioux Chief, he was in command of the warriors at the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Crazy Horse
What country did the US go to war with in 1898?
Spain
What did Groot lose in the card game to Quo?
His store-bought teeth
What are three ways a nation may acquire another nation.
Purchase
Annexation
Military Action/Conquest
Half of the Transcontinental Railroad team, it began in Omaha, Nebraska going West to Utah.
Union Pacific
A colonel in Indian Wars, impulsive, fought Sitting Bull/Crazy Horse at Little Big Horn, lost
George Armstrong Custer
On what island was most of the Spanish-American War fought?
Cuba
This film was primarily concerned with what activity?
the long cattle drive
"Sewards Folly", land purchased from Russia for three cents an acre (Great Deal for the US)
Alaska
Two twisted strands of wire studded with sharp metal barbs at measured intervals.
barbed wire
Leader of Nez Perce, led effort to move his people to Canada failed
Chief Joseph
What killed most of the soldiers that died during the Spanish-American War?
disease
The primary conflict between Dunson and Matt centered on …
changing the destination of the drive
US Army killed many, including women and children after the Sioux left the reservation
Wounded Knee Massacre
a continuous rail line that reached the entire length of the US, complete a Promatory Point, Utah
Transcontinental Railroad
Emperor of Mexico in the mid-1860s, backed by the French government. He was later over-thrown and executed.
Maximillian I
He was the leading commander of the "Rough Riders" (not Roosevelt).
Leonard Wood
How is Dan Latimer killed?
a cattle stampede
Give six facts in relation to the Purchase of Alaska.
7 million acres at 2 cents per acre
William Seward, Secretary of State oversaw the purchase
Helped keep Russia out of the Western Hemisphere
Brought much wealth to the US (oil, gold, timber, fishing)
Purchased from Russia Also known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox"
It provided 160 acres to and settler that could live on land for five years and improve the land
Homestead Act
Sioux chief, primary medicine man at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Sitting Bull
What are the three causes of the Spanish-American War?
1. the sinking of the USS Maine
2. yellow journalism in the US
3. the de Lome' Letter (criticizing President McKinley)
Why does Dunson agree to take Tess with him as he goes to confront and kill Matt?
Dunson agrees to take Tess with him when she begs to go with him. Dunson remembers the results when he left the woman he loved on the wagon train earlier in the film.
What were three island nations that the US acquired in the Pacific?
Which was the most important and why?
Midway Islands
Hawaii
American Samoa
Hawaii (strategic location and harbor)
unfenced public land where cowboys herded cattle
open ranges
US Admiral, he won the Battle of Manila Bay, destroying the Spanish Fleet
George Dewey
What was the most famous battle of the war.
Note: It was fought on the island of Cuba.
The Battle of San Juan Hill
Where is the drive originally headed?
Sedalia, Missouri
What Asian country was the focus of such missionaries such as Jonathan Goforth and Lottie Moon?
China
tracts of land set aside for Indians to live on
reservations
Co-Leader of the "Rough Riders". He led a famous charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War. He later became President of the US.
Theodore Roosevelt
What did William Randolph Hearst tell artist Fredric Remington in relation to war conditions in Cuba?
"You supply the pictures, I'll supply the war"
Why does Matt not run away after successfully finishing the drive and selling the cows?
His respect and love for Dunson. He is not a coward.
What are “Faith Missions”?
independent mission boards that have no guaranteed income, they visit local churches for their support.
rapid influxes of homesteaders on large sections of Indian Territory for free land (see "Sooners")
Oklahoma Land Rush
The Queen of Hawaii at the time of US Annexation of Hawaii.
Queen Liliuokalani
What three nations did the US take as a result of this war?
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines
Going South after the Wagon Train Massacre, what river did Dunson, Groot and Matt cross to get into Texas?
The Red River
What industry proved to be profitable to the Americans in Hawaii?
The Sugar Industry
The region between the Mississippi River & Rocky Mts, stretching from Texas to Canada
The Great Plains
He was the leading force of the Student Volunteer Movement (SVM) (missions)?
Dwight L. Moody
DL Moody
How long did the war last?
Four months ("A splendid little war")
What special skill does Cherry Valance have?
He is very good with a gun.
A law of 1887, allowed Indian land to be parcelled out to families, led to breakdown of tribal unity
The Dawes Act
After the Spanish-American War, he led a revolt against the US in the Philippines.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Who was President of the US during the Spanish-American War?
Did he favor war with Spain?
William McKinley
No, he did not want to go to war.
What did Dunson do to the three "quitters" that challenged him wanting to leave the drive?
He, Matt and Cherry killed them.
A Battle between George Custer and Sioux at Little Big Horn River, Custer and his entire regiment wiped out
Battle of Little Big Horn
US Secretary of State. He oversaw the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
William Seward
What was the “de Lome Letter” and what did it say about McKinley?
It called McKinley "weak" and he "plays to the crowd", very insulting
Who does Matt fall in love with on the drive?
Tess Millay
One half of Transcontinental Railroad team, starts in Sacramento, CA going east to Utah
Central Pacific
Two newspaper publishers were skilled in using "yellow journalism" to sell papers.
William Randolph Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
What happened to the battleship Maine?
It blew up mysteriously in the Harbor of Havana, Cuba.
Many thought the Spanish used mines to destroy the Maine.
How is the conflict between Matt and Dunson finally resolved?
The fight and the intervention of Tess.
"You should see how silly you look. Anyone can see you love each other."
Men shrouded in myth that were tough, hard-working ranch hands
cowboys
What was the battle cry of the Spanish-American War?
"Remember the Maine!"
Indian tribes including Cheyene, Comanche, and Sioux that lived in the Great Plains Region
Plains Indians
Discuss the actions of Admiral George Dewey in the Philippines during the war.
He destroyed the Spanish Fleet completely at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines.
a style of newspaper reporting that uses sensationalism and exaggeration to increase sales
yellow journalism