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Oelke Ch 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assimilate | To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture |
| Botanical | Relating to plants or plant life |
| Commerce | The buying and selling of goods |
| Confluence | A flowing together of two or more streams |
| Eminent Domain | The right of a government to use private property for public use |
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that America was meant to expand from coat to coast and was blessed by a higher power |
| monarchy | Government by one ruler, such as a king or queen |
| Ration | a little bit of something divided among people |
| sovereign right | authority based on the power of the government |
| transcribe | to translate or make a written copy of something |
| vocation | an occupation (job) |
| Coronado | came up to Kansas to find the city of Quivera because he wanted the riches |
| Lewis and Clark | sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore Kansas and see if the land was habitable and to collect botanical and animal specimens |
| Zebulon Pike | sent to Kansas to broker peace between Osage and Kansa tribes (and collect specimens, too), things went badly and they had a hard winter, so he called Kansas a great desert -- said no one could cultivate crops here |
| Stephen H Long | a mapmaker who traveled up to the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri River, but couldn't go much further; he labeled our area on a map as the great American desert |
| Annie Marshall Grinter | Of native American heritage, she and her husband ran a ferry boat and trade post; she translated for immigrants and indians |
| William Becknell | The "father" of the Santa Fe trail, which he broke ground on as he was hauling trade from KC south in order to make money and pay off debts |
| Wichita tribe | the indian tribe Coronado visited |
| Why did French explorers and traders come to KS? | in order to establish trade relationships with indian tribes |
| What was the impact the label "The Great Desert" had on migration to KS? | It was harmful; it made people think that it was too difficult to settle here, so they didn't want to try |
| Why were mission schools established? | to convert indian children to Christianity and to teach them vocational skills |
| What did the Santa Fe trail accomplish? | It allowed for international trade and freight to be shipped for commerce |
| What was the purpose of the Oregon-California trail? | To move people (not goods) as they traveled west to CA |
| Did Lewis and Clark like KS? | Yes, they found a lot of game for hunting, as well as plants and other resources |
| Did the Indian Removal act increase tensions between tribes | Yes. There were many different beliefs, traditions, skills and livelihoods among the different tribes. There was not enough land or food for all comfortably. Also, some tribes were stripped of their ways of life (like fishing or homes made of bark) |
| How long did it take immigrants to travel from wester Missouri to the west Coast on the Oregon-California Trail? | 4-6 months |
| Did the immigrants and indians typically cooperate with each other as immigrants were moving west? | Yes, early on most encounters were peaceful; they traded for supplies and services while traveling, indians would also assist travelers by pulling out stuck wagons or helping round up loose cattle |
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