History - America (sioux) Flashcards

1
Q

Name 2/13 original states

A

massachusetts

virginia

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2
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how many poeple made up a state

A

60,000

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3
Q

what were the biggest challenges living in or travelling accross the usa

A

mountains

climate

deserts - warm

animals

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4
Q

By 1840 how many states were there

A

27

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5
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what does immergration mean

A

moving from one country to another generally to stay there

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6
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what does migration mean

A

moving backwards and forwards from the same country often

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7
Q

why do you thin men went West

A

hunt down and get skin;/meat

money

undercover tracks

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8
Q

reasons why people left New York

A

Bank riots

poverty

violence

troop marching

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9
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what problems did people have when moving west

A

wagons falling apart

diseases

weather

NA attacks

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10
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whats polygamy

A

having more than one wife

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11
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why were the mormons successful moving west

A

nobody was living there

they had horses and resources

guns for protection

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12
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who was Brigham young

A

Born in 1801 and died in 1877 he showed over 20,000 people to move west

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13
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when was the gold rush

A

1849

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14
Q

name 3 things the buffalo was used for

A

poo - fuel

flesh - meat

tongue - hairbrush

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15
Q

name 3 weapons the sioux used

A

tomahawk

coup stick

lance

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16
Q

whats the diagram of the sioux government

A

lakota ( the people ). ——— sioux nation

                                                               tribes.       ——————- chief + council 

                                                              bands          ——————-- chief + warrior society
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17
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When was the Timber Culture act

A

1873

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18
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when was the desert land act

A

1877

19
Q

whats manifest destiny

A

god would spread christianity, freedom and democracy

20
Q

what year were the first slaves to come from an African continent to america

A

1510

21
Q

whats sectionalism

A

loyalty to your region - not country

22
Q

what were the differences between the North and South

A

north
- didn’t like slavery
- didnt need slaves
economically controlled

south
-liked slavery
-profits
- split from union

23
Q

when was the missouri compromise

A

1820

24
Q

i who is Abraham Lincoln

A

a leader of the republican party

against slavery

1860 - elected for president

died in 1865 (after civil war ended )

25
Q

who’s jefferson davis

A

member of the democratic party

argued against succession

elected president in 1861

died in 1889

26
Q

what were the 6 causes of american civil war

A
  1. abolitionists
  2. slavery
    3.westward expansions
  3. sectionalism
  4. the 1860 election
    6.secession in the south
27
Q

how long did the civil war last for

A

4 years 1861- 1865

28
Q

what happened in sand creek

A

US declared they would fight against the sioux and this went against the treaty

29
Q

What were black codes

A

slaves could ..
marry
have there own property
have legal contracts

30
Q

when was the civil right Act 14th admentment made

A

1866-1868

31
Q

when was the 15th amendment made

A

1869-1870

32
Q

what were literacy tests or ‘ Jim core laws’

A

sales had to take tests to show if they could read or write but because they never got an education most failed

33
Q

give 3 examples why reconstruction was a failure in the south

A

racism

black codes

ku kux klan

34
Q

give facts of why reconstruction was a success

A

all southerners join the USA by 1870

literacy tests ended in 1872

600,000 black children were being educated by 1877

35
Q

what were homesteaders

A

someone who goes to live and grow crops on land given by the government,

36
Q

when was the homesteaders act

A

1962

37
Q

pull factors for homesteaders

A

free land available

no persecution

land gave opportunities

38
Q

push factors for homesteaders

A

poverty

religious persecution (mormons)

racism

39
Q

how did the homesteaders adapt to the great plains in 1862+

A

water shortages

extreme weather

lack of fuel

lack of building materials

crops

natural hazards

40
Q

how many buffalo was in 1800

A

60 million

41
Q

what does hostile mean

A

dangerous

42
Q

what was the problem in the battle of little bighorn in 1876 

A

They couldn’t communicate accross the wide mountain range

43
Q

when was they battle of little bighorn

A

june 25th 1876

44
Q

who was general custer

A

a general in the US cavalry and successful in 1861 civil war however not in the batt;e of little bighorn