American West - Key Issue 1

Question 1

How many colonies lived in the East originally?

Answer 1

13

Question 2

Why could the original 13 colonies not travel west?

Answer 2

Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Plateau Region, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Question 3

Indian Removal Act?

Answer 3

1832 - Establishes the Permanent Indian Frontier, Indian tribes banned from the East but the Plains is theirs.

Question 4

When did the Sioux get horses and what did this enable them to do?

Answer 4

1860 - Allowed them to travel easily across the plains to hunt the plentiful Buffalo

Question 5

When did the Europeans bring new diseases and what damage did this cause?

Answer 5

1700s - Small pox and various other diseases were brought to America. The Indians were not immune to these other diseases.

Question 6

Dimensions of the Plains?

Answer 6

1988 Miles long, 497 Miles wide

Question 7

Mississippi River

Answer 7

Covers 2530 Miles, with a peak width of 11 Miles

Question 8

Products of the Buffalo

Answer 8

Hide - Tipi, clothes / Bones - hoes, knives / Skull - decorated and used in religious rituals / Horns - Head dresses, spoons, cups / Hooves - Glue, tools / Fur - Blankets, saddle covers, gloves / Hair - Pillow stuffing / Tongue - Hairbrush and food / Flesh - Eaten raw, dried. boiled or roasted

Question 9

Structure of Plains Indians?

Answer 9

Nation -> Tribes -> Bands -> Chief, Council, Warrior Society

Question 10

Women’s role on the Plains?

Answer 10

Look after the Tipi, cook, clean, raise children and make products from the Buffalo

Question 11

Men’s role on the Plains?

Answer 11

Hunt, Fight enemies, Protect the Family

Question 12

Elderly role on the Plains?

Answer 12

Help to raise the children and to educate them

Question 13

Exposure?

Answer 13

When an elderly band member agrees to be left behind to die to ensure the survival of the rest of the band.

Question 14

Polygamy?

Answer 14

There were more women on the plains than men. Women needed a man to provide the buffalo, so polygamy made sense

Question 15

Problems of the Plains?

Answer 15

Winds, Wood shortages, Extreme temperatures, Nomadic Lifestyle

Question 16

Tipi Solutions?

Answer 16

Conical shape withstood winds, Used very little wood, Roll up base or packed with earth in winter, easily put up/down and could be used as a travois (Sled)