The Gold Rush
Gold was first discovered in which state?
What is California
Crazy Horse ambushed this small army led by who?
Who was Captain William Fettermen
This person found a large silver deposit but abandoned it after he found no gold
Who was Henry Comstock
This breed of cattle was the main breed that adapted to the Great plains
What are Longhorns
The wheat belt was mainly located where?
What was the Great Plains
The most common way to look for gold was?
What is Panning for it in rivers
The Lakota were led by who?
Who is Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and or Sitting bull
John Deere invented this to help people settling in the Great Plains
What was the Steel Plow
Unoccupied grassland where cattle roamed it freely is called what?
Nickname for farmers that plowed the plains to grow Wheat is called what?
This way to look for gold would destroy the sides of mountains and hills
What was Hydraulic mining
These payments from the Government were given to who?
What are Annuities that were given to the Dakota people
This person was dentist who became a gunfighter and is famously known for his gunfight in the town of Tombstone
Who was Doc Holiday
The average amount of cattle taken per drive was?
Around 2000-5000 cattle per drive
What are three Inventions that helped farmers?
Steel plow, Mechanical Reaper, Threshing Machine, Steam Tractor, Mechanical Binder (Only 3 required)
These towns would spring up quickly in gold rich areas
What were Boomtowns
307 of these people were sentenced to death
Who are the Dakota
This person was one of the most well known gunfighters in the West, in total he's estimated to have killed 21 people
Who was Billy the Kid
This place was where the first cattle town appeared
What is Sedalia, Missouri
What are Bonanza farms?
Farms with huge profits and thousands of acres taken up
The average amount of gold found per person was?
around $10-15 dollars were found, much tended to find even less
These people have no permanent home or place to stay, and travel for cattle and pasture
This person was the Chief of the Dakota who led the rebellion against the Americans, but couldn't stop his people from killing settlers
Who was Chief Little Crow
The reality of living in the West often was?
Working all day, barely any time for yourself or women, most jobs barely paid or were extremely dangerous
What stopped the U.S. from continuing to be the #1 exporter of wheat in the late 1880's?
A major drought that devastated farms and caused the prices to drop in the 1890's