Moving West
Who lived in America before there were any settlers?
Native Americans
What type of business made Andrew Carnegie rich?
The steel industry
Who built the railroads across America?
Rich people
Why did people from other countries want to come live in the USA?
Freedom, better life, dreams, 'streets of gold'
Name the wagon route used to travel West
The Oregon Trail
Where was Carnegie born?
Scotland
Why were the railroads built?
For farmers and ranchers to get food to the east. For faster travel across the USA.
Why did Native Americans start fighting the settlers?
They were afraid they would take their land
Why did those in the East (and those from other countries) want to move out West?
Plentiful, cheap/free land, gold
Name 3 dangers of the trip West
cholera, native attacks, starvation, dehydration, lightning, hail, diseases, infections
Someone who shares in the profits of a buisness by investing money is called what?
A stockholder
Which animals were affected most by the railroad?
Buffalo
For this reason barbed wire was invented.
What is trees were scarce in the Great Plains?
What happened when 60 thousand people settled in a territory?
The territory became a state
How much money did Carnegie give away for good causes, libraries, scholarships & research
350 million dollars
A famous outlaw and soldier who killed more than 4000 buffalo in a little over a year
Buffalo Bill Cody
Name the Lakotan leader who called his people to fight the soldiers back
Crazy Horse
He created the code used to send telegraph messages.
Who is Samuel Morse?
What were the first (after TX) and last western territories to become states?
After Texas - The first was Iowa, the last was Arizona
Someone who gives away money for the good of others
A philanthropist
Starting with a population of 30 million in the year 1800, Bison saw over a 99% decrease in numbers within the next 89 years. How many will buffalo were left by the end of the 19th century?
Approximately 300
Name the Apache chief who led his people out of the reservation to fight U.S. soldiers
Geronimo
What was the name of the original postal system in the USA?
The Pony Express