American west

Question 1

what is manifest destiny?

Answer 1

idea that it was gods will that white Americans should settle over all of america.

Question 2

What were the Great Plains?

Answer 2

grasslands.

Question 3

What did early explorers call the Great Plains?

Answer 3

‘The Great American Desert’

Question 4

How are the Native Americans sometimes referred to?

Answer 4

First Nations

Question 5

What did the Native Americans do long before the settlers arrived at the Great Plains?

Answer 5

The Native American tribes had lived successfully on the Great Plains for a long time. They hunted wild animals and did not run ranches.

Question 6

when did the development of the American West begin?

Answer 6

1840

Question 7

Which animals was native to the Great Plains?

Answer 7

Wolves were native to the Great Plains, so there were animals there before the development.

Question 8

Who was the leader in a Native American tribe?

Answer 8

A council of elders were the leaders in a Native American tribe

Question 9

What was the one occasion during which ‘everybody had to obey’ in Native American society?

Answer 9

The hunt was the one occasion during which ‘everybody had to obey’ in Native American society

Question 10

Which of the following was not a crime in Native American society?

Answer 10

Horse-stealing was not a crime in Native American society

Question 11

Which was the greatest achievement in war?

Answer 11

A coup was the greatest achievement in war.

Question 12

What was a dowry?

Answer 12

A dowry was a marriage payment.

Question 13

What is the term for the practice of taking more than one wife?

Answer 13

Polygamy is the proper word for the practice of taking more than one wife.

Question 14

At what age, usually, did Native American girls marry?

Answer 14

Native American girls usually married in their early teens

Question 15

What happened when a Native American chief made peace?

Answer 15

When a Native American chief made peace the warriors chose whether they would follow him or not.

Question 16

What does ‘nomadic’ mean?

Answer 16

‘Nomadic’ means a life of continual wandering.

Question 17

Which of these is not a reason why Native Americans lived a nomadic life?

Answer 17

The central event in Native American life being the buffalo hunt is not a reason why Native Americans lived a nomadic life.

Question 18

Which of these was not a reason for Native American sport?

Answer 18

Competitiveness was not a reason for Native American sport.

Question 19

Which of these was not an advantage of the tipi?

Answer 19

Static was not an advantage of the tipi

Question 20

What was the main currency of the Native Americans?

Answer 20

Horses were the main currency of the Native Americans.

Question 21

What was the main job of women in a Native American tribe?

Answer 21

Looking after the children was the main job of women in a Native American tribe.

Question 22

What was one name for the Great Spirit?

Answer 22

Wakan Tanka was one name for the Great Spirit.

Question 23

What is ‘animism’?

Answer 23

‘Animism’ was the belief that spirits live in inanimate things

Question 24

In Native American society, what did a medicine man do?

Answer 24

In Native American society, a medicine man cured illnesses and appeased the spirits.

Question 25

Why did the Native Americans believe it was wrong to sell the land?

Answer 25

Native Americans believed it was wrong to sell the land because it belonged to all creatures.

Question 26

What was a '49er'?

Answer 26

A '49er' was a gold prospector

Question 27

Wives - miners - prostitutes - shopkeepers: which came last to the American West?

Answer 27

Wives came last to the American West

Question 28

In which year did California set itself up as a state of the USA?

Answer 28

California became a state of the USA in 1850.

Question 29

The Donner Party tried to follow the route of a famous trailblazer. What was his name?

Answer 29

The Donner Party were following the route of the trailblazer Lansford W Hastings. John F Kennedy was a 20th century US president

Question 30

Which of these modern towns started off as a mining camp

Answer 30

Virginia City started off as a mining camp.

Question 31

In the 1820s and 1830s, what did the mountain men go to the Rockies to hunt?

Answer 31

The Mountain Men hunted beavers, bears and elks, not wolves and rabbits.

Question 32

Gold was discovered in California in 1848. How many miners were there in California in the spring of 1849?

Answer 32

There were 40,000 miners in California by the spring of 1849 - this was the start of the gold rush

Question 33

What trade did most men turn to when they gave up their hopes for gold?

Answer 33

Once the gold rush died away, most men turned to farming.

Question 34

What did the Donner Party have to abandon while crossing the Salt Lake Desert?

Answer 34

The Donner Party had to abandon their cattle in the Salt Lake Desert. The women stayed with the party.

Question 35

What stopped the party just 150 miles from what is now Sacramento, California?

Answer 35

The party was stopped by snow 150 miles from what is now Sacramento. They had decided to take a 'short cut' earlier in the trip, which turned out to be a mistake.

Question 36

Where was Joseph Smith tarred and feathered in 1832?

Answer 36

Joseph Smith was tarred and feathered in Kirtland, Ohio in 1832.

Question 37

Why did the Mormons choose to move to Nauvoo, Illinois?

Answer 37

The Mormons chose to move to Nauvoo, Illinois because it was a swamp that most settlers avoided

Question 38

Which of these is not a reason why many Christians disliked Mormons?

Answer 38

Christians did not dislike Mormons for supporting slavery. In fact they disliked the encouragement Mormons gave to slaves to join them.

Question 39

How did the Mormons describe the Christians and their religion?

Answer 39

The Mormons described the Christians and their religion as 'The lowest of men'.

Question 40

Where was the Great Salt Lake in 1846?

Answer 40

In 1846 the Great Salt Lake was in Mexico

Question 41

Which of the following was not proposed by some Mormons as an alternative destination to Salt Lake in 1846?

Answer 41

Missouri was not proposed as an alternative to Salt Lake by some Mormons in 1846 as they had already been forced to leave in 1838 after an exterminating order was issued by the governor.

Question 42

How did the Mormons overcome the problem of Native American attacks on the way to Salt Lake?

Answer 42

Young taught the Mormons how to manage a wagon train and set it into a circle at night to overcome the problem of Native American attacks on the way to Salt Lake.

Question 43

What solution did the Mormons have for the limited rainfall at Salt Lake?

Answer 43

The Mormons used irrigation schemes to overcome the problem of the limited rainfall at Salt Lake.

Question 44

What was the name of the independent Mormon state Young tried to set up?

Answer 44

Deseret was the name of the independent Mormon state Young tried to set up.

Question 45

What happened once an area's population reached 60,000?

Answer 45

Once the population of an area reached 60,000, it could apply to become a state of the USA.

Question 46

When was the Homestead Act passed?

Answer 46

The Homestead Act was passed in 1862.

Question 47

On what terms were settlers given their 160 acres of free land?

Answer 47

Settlers were given their 160 acres of free land if they had lived and worked on the land for five years. This was attractive to people who could not afford a farm at home.

Question 48

Why did tradesmen go West?

Answer 48

Tradesmen went West to seek trade. They were not looking for farmland.

Question 49

every American must go ridding past (the) Sioux prospecting...

Answer 49

``` Eastern lowlands Appalachian mountains Mississippi river great plains rocky mountains plateau sierra Nevada pacific ```

Question 50

what was the medicine man?

Answer 50

a man that had a special connection to the spirit world.

Question 51

what was a sun dance?

Answer 51

A ceremony to make sure the sun would rise each day. A sacred ceremony that involved a great deal of pain. usually lasted for 8 days. men danced and fasted. they had claws trough their chests.

Question 52

what was another name for the great spirit?

Answer 52

waken tanka

Question 53

what was counting coup?

Answer 53

touching an enemy in battle and getting away without being injured.

Question 54

what were the push factors which forced people to move to the west?

Answer 54

economic depression bad farming over crowding lack of employment

Question 55

what were the pull factors which attracted people to the west?

Answer 55

``` gold good farm land chance of employment make money from settlers climate positive propaganda ```

Question 56

who was the donner party?

Answer 56

a party led by two wealthy brothers with 90 emigrants.

Question 57

what happened to the donner party?

Answer 57

Stranded delayed snowed in sierra Nevada resulted in cannibalism

Question 58

what 3 places did the mourmons attempt to settle in?

Answer 58

Missouri Kirtland nauvoo

Question 59

who led the Mormons?

Answer 59

joseph smith / young