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Westward Expansion
Social Studies Westward Expansion (up to the end of the Indians)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did people move out West? (4 reasons) | - Opportunities for LAND OWNERSHIP - TECHNOLOGICAL advances - Possibility of GREAT WEALTH - NEW BEGINNINGS for FORMER SLAVES |
| When was the Comstock Lode and where? | 1859 in VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA |
| What is a Lode? | A RICH VEIN of GOLD AND SILVER |
| How many minerals were found in the Comstock Lode and how much was it worth? | $500 MILLION worth of SILVER (80, 000 TONS!) |
| How many people moved to Nevada in the first year of the Comstock Lode? | 17,000 PEOPLE |
| What were Boomtowns? | TOWNS created INSTANTLY near GOLD and SILVER MINES |
| What was the Transcontinental Railroad and when was it completed? | It was a FASTER and CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION out west completed in 1869 |
| How was the route of the Transcontinental Railroad determined? | Along MAJOR RR CITIES - San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle; Santa Fe, Dodge City, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago |
| What was the Cattle Boom and when was it? | 1000's MOVED INTO THE GREAT PLAINS to RAISE CATTLE from TEXAS to MONTANA from 1860 to 1885 |
| How strong were Long Horned Steer? | VERY - they could travel with VERY LITTLE WATER and could FEED OFF OF THE PRAIRIE GRASS during the winter. |
| What happened to the beef prices during the Cattle Boom and why? | The prices INCREASED as the DEMAND INCREASED because of GROWING CITIES in the east and the need to feed |
| What was the Fort Laramie Treaty and when was it passed? | LAKOTA/SIOUX would stay to a LIMITED AREA of LAND in return for MONEY, ANIMALS and TOOLS |
| Why was the Fort Laramie Treaty broken? | GOLD was discovered on Sioux Land, PIKES PEAK, CO - 1858 |
| What caused the Chivington Massacre and when was it? | In 1864, ANGRY WHITE SETTLERS and the SIOUX ATTACKED EACH OTHER for 6 YEARS |
| What happened during the Chivington Massacre and how did America react to it? | In the process of SURRENDERING, about 200 SIOUX were SLAUGHTERED - Americans were OUTRAGED, although SHORT - LIVED (the CIVIL WAR was in progress) |
| What caused the Battle of Little Big Horn and when was it? | GOLD was found in the SIOUX reservations (BLACK HILLS , SD, 1874); the war STARTED IN 1876 |
| What Native American Group was involved in the Battle of Little Big Horn and what were it's two leaders? | The SIOUX - SITTING BULL and CRAZY HORSE |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Big Horn? | COLONEL Custer and ALL 225 OF HIS MEN were KILLED by over 2,000 SIOUX WARRIORS |
| What Native American group did Chief Joseph belong to? | The NEZ PARCÉS |
| Why was the treaty broken with the Nez Percés? | GOLD was found on the NEZ PERCÉS reservation in SNAKE RIVER VALLEY |
| Why did Chief Joseph of the Nez Percés decide to flee to where are what was their outcome? | The NEZ PERCÉS DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE to the NEW RESERVATION - They were STOPPED JUST SHORT of CANADA; 1/2 DIED along the way - STARTED with 800, ended with 450 |
| Where was the Nez Percés tribe sent to after their attempted escape to Canada? | SURVIVORS were sent to INDIAN TERRITORY in OKLAHOMA |
| What tribe was Geronimo part of? | The APACHE |
| Why did Geronimo and his people fight? | Geronimo's FAMILY was KILLED by WHITE SETTLERS, the APACHE was being FORCED ONTO A RESERVATION |
| What year did Geronimo and his tribe surrender and what was the significance of their surrender? | The APACHE SURRENDERING in 1886 marked the END OF FORMAL WARFARE between WHITES AND INDIANS in the WEST |
| Why did the Lakota Native Americans flee the reservation, sparking the beginning to the Massacre at Wounded Knee? | They were UPSET by the DEATH OF SITTING BULL when he RETURNED TO THE RESERVATION |
| What caused the Massacre at Wounded Knee? | In the LAKOTA'S PROCESS OF SURRENDERING, a SHOT IS FIRED, 300 LAKOTA are KILLED |
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