History dates - American West Flashcards
What happened in 1842
Pre-emption Bill passed allowing land in Oregon to be sold cheap encouraging people to go there
What happened in 1848
California Gold Rush
What date did the Donner party depart west?
1846
What year did Joseph Smith publish the book of Mormon?
1830
When did Joseph Smith die?
June 27th 1844
What date did Joseph Smith claim that God had told him to practise polygamy?
1844
What year did the Mormons move west?
1847
What year did the US win Great Salt Lake City from Mexico?
1848
When was the civil war?
1861-65
When was the homestead act passed?
1862, gave 160 acres of free land for settlers who were willing to farm it for five years
When was the timber culture act passed?
1873, allowed settlers another 160 acres as long as they planted 40 acres with trees
When was the desert land act passed?
1875, gave settlers the right to buy 640 acres cheaply in desert areas
When was the first full railroad completed?
1869
When was the self governing windmill made?
1874
When was barbed wire invented?
1874
When was the refrigerated rail car invented?
1880
When was the first fort Laramie treaty made?
1851
When did little crows war happen?
1862
When did the sand creek massacre happen?
1864
When did red clouds war happens?
1865
When was the second fort Laramie treaty made?
1868
When was gold discovered in the black hills?
1874
When was the Wyoming stock growers association formed?
1870s
When did the Johnson county war happen?
1892
