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KS History - Chpt 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monarchy | government by one ruler, such as a king or queen. A royal family |
| Cultivate | to prepare the land for planting crops |
| Assimilate | to absorb into the prevailing culture |
| Eminent Domain | the right of the government to use private land for public use |
| Manifest Destiny | the idea that America was meant to expand from coast to coast and was blessed by a higher power (God) |
| What were the FIVE motivating factors that drove Europeans to explore? | The desire to spread their religion To conquer new lands The need to establish new trade routes Obtain precious resources such as gold or spices A thirst for new knowledge |
| What was the name of the Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore Kansas, and what was he looking for? | Francisco Vasquez de Coronado He was looking for Quivira |
| What was the protective armor that the Spanish explorers wore called? | Chain mail |
| Was Coronado successful in finding what he was looking for? | No |
| What was the name of the man who put the names “Kansas” and “Missouri” on a map for the first time in history? | Louis Jolliet |
| What type of things did the French trade with the American Indians? | Guns, alcohol, metal |
| How did Native Americans acquire horses? | From the Spanish |
| What three European countries were interested in trading with Kansas Indians? | France, Spain, Britain |
| Which European people lived among the Native Americans, often times marrying Indian wives? | The French |
| Were the Spanish allowed to trade guns and ammunition to the Indians? Were the French? | Spanish- no French- yes |
| What diseases did the Europeans bring to Kansas? | Smallpox, measles, whooping cough, influenza |
| What could the death toll rise to when these diseases went through an Indian village? | Sometimes the entire village would die |
| What country sold the area of Kansas to the United States? | France |
| What was that purchase called? | The Louisiana Purchase |
| What were the four American explorers who traveled through Kansas to explore the west? | Lewis and Clark, Pike, Long |
| What was the mission given to Lewis and Clark’s by President Thomas Jefferson? | To find a water route that stretched all the way to the Pacific |
| What information did Pike bring back about Kansas? | He thought that it was a desert and not able to be cultivated |
| What was unique about Stephen Long’s exploration of the west? | He traveled by steamboat |
| What did Long label the area that would later become Kansas? | The Great American Desert |
| Which president first thought to move Native Americans from their homes in the east, to the west? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Which president enacted the Indian Removal Act? | Andrew Jackson |
| How many Native American tribes were forced to live on reservations in Kansas? | 19 |
| Where were Native American children sent? | Boarding schools |
| What THREE things were changed about the Indian children at this new place? | Physical appearance, clothing, language, name, or traditions |
| What were the two trails that crossed through Kansas? | The Santa Fe Trail and The Oregon-California Trail |
| What was the difference between the two trails? | The Santa Fe Trail was a commerce route, whereas The Oregon-California Trail was an emigrant trail |
| Who was the “father” of the Santa Fe Trail? | William Becknell |
| What Missouri town did both trails begin in? | Independence, Missouri |
| How long did it take emigrants on the Oregon-California Trail to reach the west coast from Missouri? | 4-6 months |
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