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Ch. 17 Flashcards

1
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early settler

A

pioneer

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2
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people from Mexico

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Mexicanos

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3
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American Indian tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest

A

Nez Perces

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4
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area of land usually for raising cattle (Mexicanos)

A

ranchos

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5
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sun baked clay used to make pots or homes (Mexicanos)

A

adobe

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6
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stories and songs that the Mexicanos would tell, usually about ancestors

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corridos

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7
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wide-brimmed hats (Mexicanos)

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sombreros

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8
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tool used to help find gold; a long wooden box that water would rush through to find gold (forty-niners)

A

sluice

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9
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piece of land worked on by a miner (forty-niners)

A

claim

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10
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people who looked for gold during the gold rush in 1849

A

forty-niners

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11
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keeping someone out (Chinese immigrant)

A

exclusion

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12
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extending across the continent (Chinese immigrants helped build the this railroad that connected the east and west of the United States

A

transcontinental

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13
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a person who comes from a different country to settle in another country (ex. Chinese immigrants)

A

immigrant

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14
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group of people who moved west for religious freedom

A

Mormons

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15
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representative sent by a religious group to spread religion

A

missionary

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16
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wooden frame that fastened around an animal’s neck and then attach to a wagon

A

yoke

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17
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hard times/bad times (pioneers)

A

hardships

18
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piece of land set aside by the government for natives (Nez Perces)

A

reservation

19
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This group was already in the Texas territory and did not have to move.

A

Mexicanos

20
Q

What are some examples of Mexicanos culture?

A

Wore sombreros and chaps; used lassos; told stories (corridos); made tortillas; used adobe to make their homes

21
Q

What impact did the Mexican War have on the Mexicanos?

A

It resulted in more Americans moving in the area. Shot cattle; burned crops;

22
Q

What group came to the West to find gold?

A

forty-niners

23
Q

What tools did the forty-niners use?

A

spoons, knives, cradle, sluice, panning

24
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What was life like in the mining camps?

A

No government support or protection; few women - most stayed back in boom towns; made their own sourdough bread; worked in groups; left their families; stayed in wet, leaky tents

25
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Why did the Chinese Immigrants come to the United States?

A

mine for gold; become farmers and fisherman; worked to build the transcontinental railroad; shopkeepers

26
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How did white Americans react to the Chinese Immigrants coming?

A

Forced them to leave; discriminated against; Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act that prevented them from entering the US for a short period of time

27
Q

What group moved west due to religious reasons?

A

Mormons

28
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What was the Mormon’s first leader?

A

Joseph Smith

29
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What happened to Joseph Smith?

A

He and his brother were killed by a mob.

30
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Who was the second leader fo the Mormons?

A

Brigham Young

31
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How did the Mormon’s change the area around Salt Lake City?

A

Dug ditches and built dams for irrigation; planted crops; It was a well-planned city.

32
Q

What hardships did the Oregon pioneers face?

A

Long journey of 2,000 miles; many people died of disease and hunger; Had to watch for Natives; had to cross many rivers; weather (heat and cold); bad water

33
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What group did Chief Joseph lead?

A

Nez Perces

34
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What did Chief Joseph do when the U.S. broke their treaties?

A

He tried to lead his people to Canada to keep them safe.

35
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What happened to the Nez Perces after they surrendered?

A

They were forced onto reservations, but half of them died before they got there. They were never allowed back on their land.

36
Q

What 3 groups were treated poorly by the U.S. government?

A

Nez Perces; Chinese Immigrants; Forty-Niners

37
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How did the government treat the Nez Perces poorly?

A

Promised them they could return to their land, but didn’t let them. Forced them onto reservations. Many died.

38
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How did the government treat the Chinese Immigrants poorly?

A

Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act - preventing them from entering the U.S.; settlers treated them poorly and some were killed

39
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How did the government treat the forty-niners poorly?

A

Did not give them support in the mining camps and no protection

40
Q

What impact did the Industrial Revolution have?

A

It made things easier, faster and cheaper by using machines.

41
Q

Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

A

Eli Whitney

42
Q

Clinton was known for creating the Erie Canal. What is a canal?

A

A man-made ditch that allows boats to travel through water of different elevations.

5th SS (5 decks)

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