American West

Question 1

What was set up in 1824?

Answer 1

Bureau of Indian Affairs set up and 1st trail through Rocky Mountains discovered

Question 2

When was the Indian Removal Act?

Answer 2

1830

Question 3

What was the Indian Removal Act?

Answer 3

Us government forced 46,000 Indians from eastern states to relocate to the Great Plains
(an area not wanted by whites)

Question 4

When was the Indian Trade and Intercourse act?

Answer 4

1834

Question 5

What was the Indian Trade and Intercourse act?

Answer 5

Sets out Permanent Indian Frontier dividing Indian territory from the Eastern states

Question 6

When was Oregon bought by the USA?

Answer 6

1846

Question 7

Who did the USA buy Oregon from?

Answer 7

Britain

Question 8

When was the Donner Party?

Answer 8

1846

Question 9

What was the Donner Party?

Answer 9

A failed attempt of 300 people to migrate to California

Resulted in cannibalism and eventual rescue in 1847

Question 10

When was the Mormon Migration?

Answer 10

1846-47

Question 11

What was the Mormon Migration?

Answer 11

Mormons migrating westward to find their homeland

They settled in Salt Lake City, Utah

Question 12

When did America win the war against Mexico?

Answer 12

1848

Question 13

What did America gain from the war against Mexico?

Answer 13

New territories to the south and west of Indian territory

Question 14

When did the Gold Rush start?

Answer 14

1849

Question 15

What was the Gold Rush?

Answer 15

Mass migration to the west due to the discovery of gold in California

Question 16

When was the Indian Appropriation act?

Answer 16

1851

Question 17

What was the Indian Appropriation act?

Answer 17

Government created reservations so whites could take Indian land.
Indians paid to move to smaller land on reservations where they could be ”civilised”

Question 18

When was the Fort Laramie treaty?

Answer 18

1851

Question 19

What was the Fort Laramie treaty?

Answer 19

Agreement between Indians and government. Indians would not attack settlers using the Oregon trail in exchange for large areas of land being given to the Indians for “all time”

Question 20

What is a Band?

Answer 20

A group of people, mostly families, who formed part of a larger tribe
Eg. Ogala Sioux

Question 21

What is a Buffalo?

Answer 21

Plains animal

Central to Indian life

Question 22

What is a Chief?

Answer 22

Leader of band/tribe
Not elected
Become due to wisdom, healing power or skills as a warrior

Question 23

What Counting Coup?

Answer 23

Touching an enemy in battle and escaping unhurt

Question 24

What is Manifest Destiny?

Answer 24

The idea that is was Gods will that white Americans should settle over all of America

Question 25

What are Miners Court?

Answer 25

Miners set up their own courts to settle disputes over claims

Question 26

What is nomadic?

Answer 26

People who o not live in one place

Question 27

What was a Pioneer?

Answer 27

The first explorers

Question 28

What is Polygamy?

Answer 28

Having more than one wife

Question 29

What is a Prospector?

Answer 29

People who look for the gold mines

Question 30

What was a sheriff?

Answer 30

An individual responsible for keeping law

Question 31

What were the Sioux?

Answer 31

Biggest tribe in the Plains Made up of smaller tribes and bands Eg. Ogala, Hunkpapa And Dakota

Question 32

What was a Tribal Council?

Answer 32

A group of elders/chiefs who made decisions for the tribe or bands

Question 33

What was the Oregon trail?

Answer 33

A 3000 km long trail from Missouri to California crossing the Great Plains

Question 34

What was Tipi?

Answer 34

Home of the Plains Indians made out of buffalo hide and wood | Could be packed up quickly

Question 35

What is scalping?

Answer 35

Taking the scalp of someone you’ve beaten in battle as a prize and to stop them coming back in the afterlife

Question 36

What were vigilantes?

Answer 36

Ordinary citizens punishing suspected lawbreakers themselves instead of using the official system

Question 37

What is a Warrior society?

Answer 37

Group of warriors from a band who hunted and protected the band