history:American West conflict and conquest 1876- 1895

Question 1

when did problems with homesteaders become more manageable?

Answer 1

by the 1890’s

Question 2

how did problems with homesteaders become more manageable?

Answer 2

a result of technology

Question 3

why were people moving to the plains?

Answer 3

to farm

Question 4

why was dry farming developed?

Answer 4

to conserve water in the soil

Question 5

what did dry farming do?

Answer 5

trap rainwater under the surface

Question 6

when did dry farming become popular?

Answer 6

1890’s

Question 7

the development of what was significant to farming?

Answer 7

the water pump

Question 8

when did water pumps become efficient?

Answer 8

by the 1880’s

Question 9

by the 1880’s what was developed that could extract water from the ground?

Answer 9

all metal wind pump

Question 10

when was their problems regarding overstocked cows?

Answer 10

1880’s

Question 11

why did the overstocked markets prove to be a massive problem in the cattle industry?

Answer 11

there was a fall in demand for beef

Question 12

what happened as a result of a fall in the demand for beef?

Answer 12

profits from ranching decreased

Question 13

how did soil become damaged?

Answer 13

due to overstocking on the Plains

Question 14

when was the great die up?

Answer 14

the winters of 1886-87

Question 15

How many cattle died in the great die up

Answer 15

tens of thousands of cows died

Question 16

what happened to many cattlemen as a result of the great die up?

Answer 16

they went bankrupt

Question 17

after the great die up, what happened to cattle barons since it was easier to guard?

Answer 17

a smaller ranch system

Question 18

what did the end of the open rage mean?

Answer 18

there wasn’t a need for cowboys and people employed in the cattle industry were employed as ranch hands.

Question 19

when was the exoduster movement?

Answer 19

1879

Question 20

what was the exoduster movement?

Answer 20

after the civil war, African americans still faced huge persecution in southern states therefore many decided to move west

Question 21

by the end of 1879, how many had set off for Kansas and Missouri ( the exoduster movement)?

Answer 21

40,000

Question 22

when was the Oklahoma land rush?

Answer 22

1893

Question 23

what was the Oklahoma land rush?

Answer 23

the us government decided to open up the middle section of the indian territory for white settlement

Question 24

how many acres were opened up for the Oklahoma rush settlement in 1893?

Answer 24

8 million acres

Question 25

how did settlements improve issues with law and order?

Answer 25

they elected sheriffs and other lawmen

Question 26

when was the period of billy the kid?

Answer 26

1959-1881

Question 27

where did billy the kid grow up?

Answer 27

in a mining town

Question 28

what war was billy the kid involved with?

Answer 28

Lincoln county war between john chisum and settlers

Question 29

when was Wyatt Earp and the ok corral?

Answer 29

1881

Question 30

who was Wyatt Earp elected sheriff of?

Answer 30

tombstone, Arizona

Question 31

where did the Earps kill Tom and Frank McLaury?

Answer 31

near Tombstone

Question 32

what happened at tombstone to one of the Earp brothers?

Answer 32

they were killed

Question 33

after, this what happened to the opinion of the Earps?

Answer 33

the opinion turned against them and their violent approach to law keeping

Question 34

what happened as a result of towns being connected through railway and electric telegraph?

Answer 34

law officers and judges could keep in contact with their superiors in state government

Question 35

what happened to the west over time?

Answer 35

it became more civilised on the Plains

Question 36

when was the Johnson county war?

Answer 36

1982

Question 37

who was the Johnson county war between?

Answer 37

cattle barons and homesteaders

Question 38

what did cattle ranches use to stop cattle rustling?

Answer 38

used the Wyoming Stock Growers Associstion

Question 39

what did the Wyoming Stock Growers Association plan ?

Answer 39

a full invasion of Johnson county to kill 70 men

Question 40

how many Texas gunman were hired to invade Johnson county?

Answer 40

22

Question 41

who were two targets on the Johnson county war hit list ?

Answer 41

Nate Champion and Nick Ray

Question 42

where were Nate Champion and Nick Ray?

Answer 42

KC ranch

Question 43

what happened to Nate Champions cabin?

Answer 43

it was set on fire and when he tried to run he was shot down

Question 44

how were people in Johnson county ready?

Answer 44

word got to them

Question 45

how were the invaders of Johnson county war saved?

Answer 45

the us army came to save them

Question 46

what were hired at court so that the invaders trial would be dropped?

Answer 46

the best lawyers

Question 47

when did range wars stop happening?

Answer 47

after the great die up when cattlemen moved onto smaller ranches

Question 48

when was the battle of little big horn?

Answer 48

1876

Question 49

what happened in the battle of little big horn making it a significant turning point?

Answer 49

the Us army and custer were defeated by the Sioux which changed us policy

Question 50

how did Custer lose the battle of little big horn?

Answer 50

his arrogance and he didn't follow the plan

Question 51

how did the Indians win the battle of little big horn?

Answer 51

they had superior tactics and had a surprise attack

Question 52

when was the wounded knee massacre?

Answer 52

1890

Question 53

how many Sioux were killed by the 7th cavalry in the wounded knee massacre?

Answer 53

250

Question 54

how did the public react to the wounded knee massacre?

Answer 54

positively

Question 55

when was the northern herd of buffalo gone?

Answer 55

1883

Question 56

how did the northern herd of buffalo go?

Answer 56

whites killed many to use them for leather machine belts

Question 57

what did losing the buffalo do to the Indians ?

Answer 57

shattered their way of life

Question 58

what did Indians try to do when the buffalo had gone but failed at it?

Answer 58

to farm but many of their crops failed

Question 59

how many smaller reservations were made to put Indians on?

Answer 59

6

Question 60

plains Indians were sent to school and brought up by what religion?

Answer 60

christianity

Question 61

when was the Dawes Act?

Answer 61

1887

Question 62

what was the Dawes act?

Answer 62

the homestead act for Indians could also apply for 160 acre plot of land

Question 63

what was the aim of the dawes act?

Answer 63

to make the Indians more civilised

Question 64

in what year did plains Indians lose up to have of their lands compared to 1887?

Answer 64

1890

Question 65

how did conditions for Indians become worse than before?

Answer 65

living conditions were too tough so most gave up their land

Question 66

when did the US census close the indian frontier, meaning that the whole of the USA was populated by white americans?

Answer 66

1980