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Chapter 4-Westward
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Time of fast economic or population growth | Boom |
| Time of fast economic decline | Bust |
| an agreement between different countries or group of people | Treaty |
| An area of land set aside by government for use by native American | Reservation |
| A trip made by ranchers to take cattle to the market or the railroad | Long Drive |
| A portion of land that sticks out like the handle of a pan | Panhandle |
| what was the requirements of the Homestead Act? | 21 years old, build home in 6 months and live there 5 years. |
| How did Alaska become part of the US? | Purchased from Russia |
| When did Alaska become U.S. territory | 1912 |
| When did Alaska become a U.S. state(49th state) | 1959 |
| How did the settlers make a living in the West? | Farmed and Ranching |
| Cattle and horses died from their breath freezing and they couldn't breathe | Winter of 1886 |
| What made it difficult for settlers of the West to establish their home? | Extremely hot summers with drought and cold winters with blizzards |
| How was the land in the west when the settlers got there? | Flat and grassy with no trees |
| Why did Native American resist the settlement of the West | They killed their buffaloes and was moving them off the land. |
| Chief Joseph quote | I am tried. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stand. I will fight no more forever |
| Major river the cattle drivers cross through the state of Texas | Red |
| Major port city were cattle shipped to be shipped out to the East | Galveston, TX Shreveport and New Orleans Louisiana |
| What caused stampedes with cattle | Lightening, loud sounds, smells of water |
| Calves couldn't make the long cattle drive and where | They were separated from the cattle drive |
| How did cowhands communicate? | Sign Language and hat gestures |
| William Seward | Persuaded Congress to acquire Russia |
| Alaska grew because of | gold |
| people searching for gold and silver | Porspectors |
| Why was the cattle places on the train | It was the fastest and cheaper than by ship |
| Bison meat juice (grease) | a tonic drunk by cow handers |
| A person who settled on the land granted by the united States government | Homesteader |
| What was the Homestead Act of 1862? | An act passed by congress that gave a60 acres of land in the Great Plains for those who qualified |
| How was the land in the West once the settlers got there? | Flat land, No trees, grass was 6 foot tall |
| How many claims were made | over 600,000 |
| I am tried. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stand. I will fight no more forever --Chief Joseph meant | He would move peacefully to a reservation |
| Why was the calves separated on a cattle drive | Their scent would get mixed up if they were all in a wagon together |
| How many herd cattle could a 12 men crew handle | 2000-3000 heads |
| How did they cut through sod? | special plow (steel plow) |
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