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What was Kansas-Nebraska act (1854)?

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  • Overturned Missouri compromise (said Kansas and Nebraska could not be slave states)
  • This act overturned this and allowed them to vote on slavery
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What was bleeding Kansas? (1850s)

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  • Political violence broke out between people who were pro slavery and anti slavery
  • Just under 200 people were killed
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What happened when james buchanan became president?

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Democrat became president in 1856
Openly supported slavery
Filled land in north with large plantations which upset small farmers
Supported Dred Scott decision

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What was Abraham Lincolns presidential campaign like?

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(1860)
- Portrayed himself as ‘honest abe’ - a man of the people, a champion for hardworking men and opponent to wealthy slaveholders
- Promised to give free land to western settlers and prevent expansion of slavery
- Promised new transcontinental railroad would run through northern states rather than southern states

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What did southern states do when Lincoln won presidency?

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Decided to secede from USA to start their own country and defend their rights as they felt his win was the end of slavery

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What happens when southern states decided to secede?

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(1860-1861)
- Newspapers stirred frenzy
- Nov 1860 south Carolina voted 169-0 to secede from union
- 1860-1 winter six states left to join south Carolina to form the confederacy

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What was the confederate congress?

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  • Feb 1861
  • confederacy elected new government in Montgomery Alabama
  • was led by slaveholder Jefferson Davis
  • argued any state had right to remove itself from the union if it did so democratically
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What was the attack in fort sumpter?

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  • April 1861
  • Lincoln - illegal for south to leave union
  • all government buildings and army forts were still property of USA
  • 12th April confederates opened fire on union soldiers in Fort Sumpter
  • three days later Lincoln asked loyal US troops to stop rebellion and bring confederacy back to us
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What was the cotton gin?

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  • machine that sped up the processing of cotton
  • Slaves had to work harder to grow and pick it
  • drove up number of slaves used
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Who was first president of USA?

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George Washington

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Who were white settlers?

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  • families who came from europe
  • could claim to be citizens of USA if were free, white and of ‘good character’
  • voting rights linked to land ownership
  • women, non citizens and slaves could not vote
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Who were native Americans/plains Indians?

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  • tribes who were native to living in America
  • often came into conflict with white settlers if they tried to take land for farming
  • Indians were allowed to vote if they payed taxes to US
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Who were African Americans?

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  • slaves who were owned by white settlers to complete manual labour
  • no right to vote
  • vast majority lived in Southern States
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What were states?

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  • areas that were well developed, populated, and had a form of government
  • could make own laws as long as didn’t go against constitution
  • could send representatives to congress
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How big of a population did you need to become a state?

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60,000

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What were territories?

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  • Areas of land without enough settlers or stability to become a state
  • Each territory ruled by territorial governor appointed by governor
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When was battle of fallen timbers?

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1794

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What was battle of fallen timbers?

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  • us defeated native Americans
  • Leaders forced to sign treaty of Greenville
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What was Treaty of Greenville?

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Native americans gave up land in the territories which later became states

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Consequences of Treaty of Greenville?

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Forced native americans to move further west causing conflict amongst tribes

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What were the thirteen original states?

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Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia

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What did Britain do after losing wars of Independence?

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  • Handed over land to US
  • This was Native American Land
  • Settlers began moving there to farm which caused conflict with Natives
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What was area north of Ohio river called?

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Northwest Territory

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What was area south of Ohio river called?

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Southwest territory

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How much land did Britain give to US after wars of Independence?

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230 million acres

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When were the American wars of independence?

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1783

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Why did French need to sell colony of Louisiana?

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Needed money to fight British

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How much did President Jefferson by colony of Louisiana for?

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$15 million

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Why did Colony of Louisiana allow for US expansion?

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  • US owned land further west so could explore and expand
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What did George Washington do to Native Americans in the Northwest?

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  • fought against them and took their land
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How much of his government budget did George Washington put into campaigns against Native Americans?

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80%

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Why did us grow quickly?

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  • Early presidents opened the Northwest and Southwest territories for settlement
  • Slaveholders wanted to expand their plantation businesses
  • Louisiana purchase
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When did the US gain vermont?

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1791

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When did US gain kentucky?

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1792

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When did US gain Tennessee?

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1796

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When did US gain Ohio?

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1803

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When did US gain Indiana?

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1816

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When did US gain Mississippi?

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1817

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When did US gain Illinois?

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1818

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When did US gain Alabama?

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1819

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When did US gain Florida?

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1819

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Who were Merriweather Lewis and William Clark?

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Explorers

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What did Lewis and Clark do?

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  • explored new lands
  • Set out in May 1804
  • followed Missouri river into Rocky mountains through to pacific coast
  • got on well with Native Americans
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Who was Sacagawea?

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A woman who acted as a guide for Lewis and Clark

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What did expedition of Lewis and Clark lead to?

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  • further expansion in fur trade
  • encouraged other trades to head west
  • increase in trade with Native Americans
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Conflict between White northerners and white southerners?

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  • Northern business owners thought slavery was unfair competition for their factories
  • did not agree with slavery
  • people in south thought northern business owners were greedy and morally corrupt
  • saw north as a threat to their way of life
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Conflict between abolitionists and white Americans?

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  • thought growth of slavery was immoral
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Why did slavery spread so quickly in southwest?

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Good climate and fertile land perfect for growing cotton

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What were consequences of the growth of slavery in south?

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Slave traders purchased enslaved people in old slave states and marched them to deep south

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How much profit did slave traders make on each slave?

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$1000 per slave

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What did increase in price of slaves mean?

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Kidnapping of free black people in north

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What was the pushing system?

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  • Fastest cotton pickers at front to set pace for others
  • If you failed to keep up, you would be punished
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Who created cotton gin?

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Eli Whitney

54
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When was cotton gin produced?

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1793

55
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Consequences of cotton gin?

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More slaves needed to pick cotton

56
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What states were in the cotton kingdom?

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Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina

57
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By 1820, how much of all US exports were cotton?

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42%

58
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Who was Charles Deslondes?

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A slave who organised a revolt

59
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What happened to Deslondes rebellion?

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  • brutally curtailed
  • northerners feared consequences of free slaves being able to vote
60
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Who were abolitionists?

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People who wanted to abolish slavery

61
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When was Andrew Jackson president?

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1829-1837

62
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Who was Andrew Jackson?

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President who openly supported slavery

63
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What were the five civilised tribes?

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Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole

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What were Washington’s views on native americans?

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  • biologically equal
  • tried to persuade them to become more civilised and live like white people
65
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What was Attack on Creeks?

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White american army led by Andrew Jackson defeated the creeks

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What were terms of Indian Removal Act?

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  • land in west set aside for Indians who moved from east
  • Indian tribes could sign up for it
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When was Indian removal act?

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1830

68
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When was attack on creeks?

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1814

69
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When was trail of tears?

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1838

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What was trail of tears?

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  • US army forced 18,000 Cherokee people to move west
  • over 4000 died of cold, hunger or disease
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When was Declaration of Independence?

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1776

72
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How much did an enslaved persons vote count for?

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3/5

73
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What did government decide to do about slavery in north and southwest territories?

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Make amount of states with slavery equal to states with no slavery

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Why was opposition to slavery unsuccessful before 1838?

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South became increasingly independent

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What happened in 1814 when plains indians fought back against white settlers farming on their land?

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Forced to sign over land

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What were consequences for creeks after the attack on creeks?

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Forced to sign over 23 million acres of land to Andrew Jackson

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Impact on native Americans due to white settlers moving to America?

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Forced to move west

78
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Consequences of battle of fallen timber?

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Lead to Greenville treaty

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Impact on Native Americans due to treaty of Greenville?

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Natives agree to formally give up Ohio and move further west

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Impact on Native Americans due to Indian Removal act?

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  • forced to move west of Mississippi river into new Indian territory
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What did Plain Indians believe religiously?

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Great spirit ruled over earth and all living things had spirits of their own

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What were roles of men in indian tribes?

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  • Skilled horsemen
  • warriors
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How were each plain indians tribes different?

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  • own language
  • distinctive culture
84
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What did Lakota Sioux?

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Food, clothing and shelter

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What did Lakota Sioux do before a hunt, and why?

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A buffalo dance as it called for a spirit world for a successful hunt

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What did lakota families live in?

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Tipis made of several buffalo hides stretched over wooden poles

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What roles did women have in plain indians tribes?

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Prepare food
Craft items
Ensuring tipi was built or dismantled in time

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What did Lakota sioux believe religiously?

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  • Wakan Tanka, all living things had own spirit
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How were Lakota Sioux tribes structured?

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  • no single leader of all tribes
  • each tribe chose leader who would be a good leader
  • each tribe made up of bands (10-50 families)
90
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Who controlled new spain and new mexico by 1839?

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Spain and Mexico
Land was fertile

91
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What happened to US economy in 1837 in East?

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  • banks collapsed
  • people lost savings
  • wages fell
  • people lost jobs
  • farmers struggled
92
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What happened to California in 1848?

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Taken from Mexico and became US land

93
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What pulled migrants to west?

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Rich farming land
New opportunities

94
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What was pre-emption act?

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Stopped land speculators buying up all land

95
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When was pre-emption act?

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1841

96
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What was manifest destiny?

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Idea it was God’s plan that whites should civilise the West

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Step 1 of journey west?

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  • spend winter in a town before they travelled
  • built wagons here and stocked up on supplies
  • set off in spring
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Impact on plain indians due to step 1 of journey west?

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Migrants had to go through natives hunting land which natives had been promised by US government in Indian removal act

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Step 2 of journey west?

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  • follow platte river along Oregon trail
  • 18 miles a day
  • stopped at US forts along trail like Fort Laramie or Fort Kearney for rest and supplies
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Problems faced on journey west?

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  • baking sun
  • torrential rain
  • rivers
  • buffalo
  • rocky mountains
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Step 3 of journey west?

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  • had to pass rocky mountains
  • mountain passes not very wide
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Impact on plain Indians due to step 3 of the journey west?

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  • very limited impact as not many plain Indians lived in mountains
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Step 4 of journey west?

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  • reached Fort Hall
  • had to decide to take route south to California or north to Oregon
104
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What would happen if people chose to head to Oregon?

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  • have to cross blue mountains
  • many chose to abandon wagons and go by foot
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What would happen if people chose to go to California?

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  • Had to cross desert
  • Had to cross Sierra Nevada desert
106
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Problems of Sagar journey west?

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  • heavy weather
  • wagon overturned
  • Catherine broke her leg
  • henry died
  • Naomi died
  • children orphans
  • Marcus and Narcissa Whitman killed
  • Only 4/6 Sagar children survived
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When did Henry Sagar family set off?

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May 1844

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Why was Sagar family journey not typical?

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  • most common cause of death was disease not murder
109
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What did Brigham Young say about land ownership?

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Church would decide how much land each family got according to their needs

110
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What did Brigham Young do to improve Mormon settlement of Utah?

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Brought in irrigation systems for farming and fresh water

111
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When and how was Utah added to USA?

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1850 as a territory

112
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Who was Brigham Young?

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The first governor of the Mormon settlement of Utah

113
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What did John D.Lee and a group of other mormons do in September 1857?

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  • Massacred settlers they believed to be US army spies
114
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Why were people worried by Mormon settlement?

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Free to make own laws on property ownership and marriage

115
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What issues did the massacres cause for the mormon settlement?

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Young forced to step down
Utah made to follow laws of rest of USA

116
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When and where was gold first discovered?

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December 1848 and in the Sierra Nevada desert

117
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Why was gold mining so popular?

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People were making hundreds of dollars a day, while average wage was $2-3 a day

118
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How many Americans headed to California in 1849?

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Over 50,000

119
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When did California become a state?

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1850

120
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What would happen if Indians were found digging for gold?

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  • if they could not prove they had a job, they would be arrested and sold for slave labour
121
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Impact of Gold Rush on California’s wealth and influence?

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  • over 50,000 Americans headed to California in 1849
  • created demand and merchants began to start up (Levi Strauss)
  • merchants sold goods at inflated prices
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Impact of Gold Rush on environment?

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  • 108 larger companies dominating digging by 1852
  • California becomes state
  • growth of towns and cities
  • development of rail road
  • landslides, floods and chemicals
123
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Impact of Gold Rush on native Americans?

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  • danger of death mining alongside migrants
  • could be sold into slave labour
124
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Impact of Pikes peak Gold Rush on centre of USA?

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  • increased migration via sail wagons
  • development of farming
  • new towns
  • Kansas becomes state
125
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Who were town boosters?

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People who created fake maps to give to migrants in order to lead them into their town to spend money

126
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Impact of Pikes Peak Gold Rush on Native Americans?

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  • Whites wanted to settle on Native American land
  • Cheyenne and Arapaho had conflict with white settlers
127
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What was 13th amendment?

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Banned slavery across us

128
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When was 13th amendment?

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January 1865

129
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What was Louisiana purchase?

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  • US purchased land
  • Land available for plantations increased
130
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When was Louisiana purchase?

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1803

131
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What was Missouri compromise?

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  • states had to join US in pairs

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