I-10 Flashcards
1
Q
Describe how settlers’ use of western lands led to conflicts with one another.
A
- Violence & acts of sabotage between farmers, ranchers, sheepherders, farmers
- Prejudice & discrimination
- Mining polluted water- hurt ranchers, farmers,sheepherders> water usage was unregulated- benefited companies
- Grazing cattle ruined farmers’ crops + couldn’t graze on the same land as sheep
2
Q
Who was the biggest loser of these conflicts?
A
Native Americans
3
Q
Describe the diversity of the American West.
A
20% of nation’s population, 80% of the nation’s Asians, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Native American residents
4
Q
What factors caused fear,distrust, and conflict?
A
Difference:
- Food
- Religion
- Language
- Cultural practices
- Competition
5
Q
When and where was the last major land rush in the United States?
A
(1889) Oklahoma Territory
6
Q
What is the difference between a ‘boomer and a ‘sooner’?
A
‘Boomers’- people who legally staked their claim
‘Sooners’- people who illegally staked their claim
7
Q
What new challenges still lay ahead in the American frontier?
A
- Controversies over Indians’ land rights
- Battles over water
- Mistreatment of minority citizens—Chinese, Mexican Americans, African Americans, Women
