January Factual Knowledge Test Flashcards
(33 cards)
How many people did a territory need to join the union?
60,000
Which country did America defeat to win the South West in 1848?
Mexico
What is Manifest Destiny?
The American belief that it was God’s will that they inhabit the continent from east to west
How did Mountain men encourage future travellers to go west?
Told stories, developed trails, drew maps, had articles written about them etc.
Name one way the Donner Party and other pioneers encouraged further development.
Letters back to the east, stories covered in Dime novels, newspapers and journals.
Give four reasons why the Mormons were persecuted in the east
Religious beliefs such as polygamy, economic success such as buying up land and setting up banks, blamed for 1837 economic crisis, anti-slavery
What was the Perpetual Emigrating Fund?
All expenses paid journey for new recruits to the Mormon religion
When was Gold discovered in California?
24th January 1948
Name 5 different ethnic groups that went west for gold
Chinese, eastern Anglo Americans, Mexicans, Europeans, freed slaves (African Americans)
In what year did California become a state as a result of the Gold Rush immigration?
1850
Give 5 different entrepreneurial jobs that developed as a result of the Gold Rush.
prostitution, gambling, tool shops, b and bs, saloons (pub), bridge tolls, ferries, food, Levis jeans
Why were the Sioux nomadic?
They followed the buffalo
Why was the tipi the perfect shelter for the Sioux? Give 2 reasons
Easy to take up and down quickly, easy to transport
Why did the Sioux practise polygamy?
Braves lost in hunting/war. Distinct gender roles (e.g. men hunted) meant that women and children of dead braves/warriors would be looked after
What did the Sioux usually go to war over?
Horse Theft
Why did the Sioux scalp their enemies?
As trophies from battle, but mainly to ensure that their enemies soul escaped and did not go into the afterlife
Did the Sioux own land?
No, they believed that the land and all of the world’s creatures belong to the Great Spirit
How did a chief get his position?
Chosen by council, elders, warrior society and medicine men for bravery and wisdom
Why did the Sioux and American government find it difficult to negotiate who owned the Plains?
Americans believed in owning land but the Sioux did not
What was the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
A government department with agents sent to learn about the Sioux and help make decisions regarding how to deal with the Indians
What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 set up?
‘Permanent Indian Frontier’ in the western part of America (past the Mississippi). Removed Indians from the fertile farming lands of the south-east to the harsh western plains
When was the first Fort Laramie Treaty passed?
1851
Name TWO terms of the first Fort Laramie Treaty
Sioux promised not to attack settlers on the trails to California and allowed the building of roads and forts and the US Government promised to protect Sioux hunting areas and pay the Sioux an annual subsidy (money).
Who supported the ‘exterminator’ solution to the Indian problem?
westerners (miners, homesteaders) and the army.
