Natives and expansion
When American settlers moved West, there were_____ already living there.
Native Americans
What does expansion mean?
Growth
A vaquero is...
A Native/Mexican cattle rancher
Which direction did the US expand?
West
What is a type of weather that was dangerous on the frontier?
drought, tornadoes, extreme cold, storms, etc.
Native Americans lived in the United States for __________ of years before European settlers arrived.
thousands
What are settlers?
People moving to an unexplored land.
Vaqueros ride...
horses
Name two reasons why settlers might move west.
escape religious persecution, free land, to start a farm, to find gold, etc.
Name 3 animals that were dangerous on the frontier.
snakes, buffalo, bears, moose, etc.
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Allowed Americans to force Natives off their land.
Define explore.
Travel through and map an unknown area.
Name 2 tools a vaquero uses in their work.
horse, rope, saddle, sombrero, etc.
Name a state that settlers moved to after expansion.
Many different states.
Name one of the two groups settlers went to war with.
Native Americans and Mexico
The first Europeans to travel west did so to trade ______ with Native Americans.
furs
What are Native Reservations?
Lands set aside for Native Americans that they did not choose to be on.
How do vaqueros relax and have fun after a long day of work?
singing, telling jokes or stories, sleeping under the stars
Name 3 jobs that settlers would often have.
Gold miner, rancher, fur trader, shopkeeper, etc.
Name a problem and a solution to it that settlers may face on the frontier.
Many responses
______ was the name of the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition West.
Sacajawea
What is a gold rush?
Many people moving to an area because gold was discovered there.
Vaqueros show off their skills in an event called a...
rodeo
Describe two ways the railroad changed the country.
It brought more people West, it brought goods West, it made transport faster, etc.
Name a sickness that spread on the frontier.
typhoid, dysentery, smallpox, more