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600

Of the 3 types of Boarding Schools, this type was found "most successful" by the government 

What is Off Reservation all Year school

600

This trail ran along the same line as the Oregon Trail, but came along later after gold was discovered 

What is the California Trail 

600

This is the year of the Indian Removal Act 

What is 1830

600

Prior to the US in 1848, this nation owned California starting in 1821

What is Mexico

600

President who began Indian Removal 

Who was Andrew Jackson 

700

This boarding school, now college, still exists in Lawrence, Kansas to this day

What is Haskell 

700

This city has the distinction of having all the major westward trails pass through it, this is why it is the "City of the Trails" 

What is Gardner, KS 

700

Although mostly done for ceremonial and historic reasons, this was the year the last documented group of Wagons made the trip on the Oregon Trail  

What is 1900

700

Although rare, this group gave pioneers fears of being attacked on the trails 

What were Native Americans 

700

Earlier in life, attacked by a grizzly bear, he would die on the Santa Fe Trail shot by over 20 Comanche Arrows 

Who is Jed Smith 

800

With strict rules, uniforms, and corporal punishment it is not hard to see that Indian schools were based off of this institutions programs   

What is the US Military  

800

In all this is how many are estimated to have gone on the Oregon Trail, although not all of them made it the full length 

What is 300,000

800

This year marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad 

What is 1869

800

By 1790 Congress took up this issue, which prompted the idea of Westward expansion  

What is Land Crisis, or running out of land 

800

Named the "Great Compromiser" he brokered deals up to the Civil War to try to keep the nation together 

Who was Henry Clay 

900

Due to the strict policies it is estimated that Indian schools lead to well over 100 of these being lost 

What are Native Languages 

900

This landmark meant you were on the right trail, and getting closer to Oregon... It might look like a big whale, but there are hundreds of names carved in it from travelers on their way west 

What is Independence Rock, Wyoming  

900

the year William Becknell took his first trip on the Santa Fe Trail

What is 1821

900

Often wood was in short supply, so travelers had to burn this instead 

What are buffalo chips 

900

Although appointed by the US Government to oversee Indian Removal, he was Chief of the Cherokee Nation and successfully got supplies and goods from the US to help his people 

Who is John Ross 

1000

Along with "Hose Work" for the girls, these were the 4 subject areas taught at Indian Schools 

What is Religion__________

  • ____English_______

  • ___Farming ________

  • ____hygiene_______

1000

Without him, the Santa Fe Trail probably wouldn't have happened. Good thing he mapped the area while spying on Spain 

Who is Zebulon Pike 

1000

This is the year they found Gold at Sutter's Mill in California, leading to the next years gold rush, and the naming of the San Fran Football team 

What is 1848

1000

This was the last Great Indian Nation to continue fighting against the US Government in open warfare, finally being pushed into Mexico in part by the Texas Rangers 

Who are the Comanche 

1000

As a major instigator of Texas rebelling from Mexico, he was equally one of the most important voices for Texas being a US State... A major city in Texas bears his name to this day 

Who is Sam Houston