West: Now you can get there from here
What transportation technology made it possible for people to move west/work in the west?
The railroad
Why was there a huge demand for cowboys in the late 1800's?
Quickly growing cities created a demand for more meat
What US law gave families or single people 160 acres of western land for free?
The Homestead Act
What was a ghost town?
Towns built near gold/silver mines, which were abandoned when the gold/silver ran out
What was the Fetterman Massacre, and what was it a response to?
Crazy Horse led an attack on US troops, killed 80 of them, to Sand Creek Massacre
What was first railroad to go all the way to the Pacific Ocean called?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Where were wild cows found, and where did cowboys then drive them to?
Texas, railroad lines in Kansas
Name one piece of new technology farmers used to succeed on the Great Plains.
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What was the "Indian Problem?"
What was the Sand Creek Massacre?
US troops killed 150 Natives, mostly women and children, without reason
In what decade were the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans connected, for the first time, by railroad?
1860's
1. Long hours, little pay
2. Exposure to weather/elements
3. Danger of stampedes/cattle thieves
Name two types of homes plains farmers built due to the lack of wood.
Soddies and Dugouts
What two attitudes led to the belief that there WAS an "Indian Problem?"
Greed, Ethnocentrism
What was the last conflict between Plains Indians and the Government? ( Provide: Name, reason for tension, and result, please)
Wounded Knee Massacre - misunderstanding of the Ghost Dance, troops tried to seize weapons, misunderstanding and "anonymous" shots fired
How did the US Government support the growth of transportation technology in the west?
By giving them millions of acres of land
What was the name of the most commonly used cattle drive trail?
The Chisholm Trail
Name three pieces of new technology farmers used to succeed on the Great Plains.
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What were the "Indian Wars?" (Include dates)
A series of conflicts between the Plains Indians and US Govt between 1864-1890
What was the Treaty of Fort Laramie, and provide two problems with it.
Agreement between Sioux and Gvt that the Sioux would move to reservations:
1. Hunting grounds taken away, which wasn't supposed to happen
2. Chief Sitting Bull didn't sign it, was against it
What is the frontier, AND what makes something a frontier?
Wilderness land, largely unsettled by whites.
Few roads, towns, or established governments
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Name THREE items cowboys wore, as well as the purpose for each item.
Name two challenges farmers faced on the Great Plains, and a solution they found to each.
1. High RR rates for shipping crops (formed Farmers' Alliances to bring political change)
2. Socially isolated (Started the Grange Hall Movement)
3. Also debt due to buying expensive tech, changing crop prices
What animal were plains Indians completely dependent on for survival? (Provide FOUR examples of parts used by them)
Buffalo: hide (blankets, tepees, clothes), meat (food), bones (tools, dishes), sinews (bowstrings), dung (fuel)
Why did Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull lead an attack against Gvt troops? Explain: Why, the name of the general involved, the name of the attack, and the results.
General George Custer came to force the Sioux onto a reservation, Battle of Little Big Horn, Custer split his party, his company was surrounded, they fought to the death, all killed