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1
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Life expectancy of Native American females

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46 years old

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Life expectancy of Native American males

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41 years old

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____% of all Native American families deal with some type of alcohol problems

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75

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______ was discovered in 1848

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Gold

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What year was gold discovered?

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1848

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____-____ over __ billion in gold and silver was mined

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  • 1849 - 1900

- 2

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1849 - 1900 over 2 billion in ____ and ______ was mined

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  • gold

- silver

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The homestead act was passed in the year ____

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1862

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What did the homestead act allow

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160 acres of free land

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What was a requirement in order to obtain the land given by the homestead act?

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Intention of becoming a citizen

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Who loved the homestead act? Why?

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  • immigrants

- it was easy to receive free land

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Buffalo in 1865 vs. buffalo in 1890 (in the west)

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  • 1865 = 15 million

- 1890 = 1,000

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Home of the Ft. Laramie treaty?

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Wyoming

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The Ft. Laramie Treaty was later _______

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Revoked

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Where did the Sand Creek Massacre take place?

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Colorado

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Who was targeted during the sand creek massacre? (2)

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  • Cheyenne

- Arapaho

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Who was the army leader during the Sand Creek Massacre? When did it take place? What did he do?

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  • John Chivington
  • 1864
  • Killed hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
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What tribe did the Medicine lodge treaty target?

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Sioux

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The medicine lodge treats - North and South locations

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  • North = Black Hills of South Dakota

- South: Oklahoma

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Clusters last stand is also known as …

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Little big horn

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What year did clusters last stand take place? What state?

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  • 1876

- Montana

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What tribe was targeted during Custers Last Stand?

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The Sioux

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Who was outnumbered during Custer’s Last Stand? Statistic?

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  • Custers men were ambushed: Outnumbered 10 - 1
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What brought an end to the Tribal system?

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The Dawes act

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When was the Dawes act put in place?
1887
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Where did the battle of wounded knee take place?
South Dakota
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Wounded knee - "religious movement"
- Ghost dance
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Ghost dance - prophet ______ made a claim about the Sioux tribe
Wovoka
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Who fired the first shot at Wounded Knee? What happened?
- Black Coyote | - Chaos occurred
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How many Indians were killed at wounded knee creek?
Over 100
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What tribe was targeted at wounded knee?
The Sioux
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LISTING: Weather and land (4)
1. Extreme temperatures 2. Windy 3. Lack of rainfall 4. Rattlesnakes 5. Locusts 6. Flood plains 7. Rocky / sandy soil
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Tribe in "I Will Fight No More Forever"
Nez Perce
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Leader of Nez Perce in "I Will Fight No More Forever"
Chief Joseph
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Who was trying to run out the Indians in "I Will Fight No More Forever"
Oliver Howard
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STUDY MAP
- trail and name (1) - cow towns (2) - transcontinental railroad (Irish and Chinese portion)
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Who found gold for the first time? What month and year?
- James Marshall | - January of 1848
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How did James Marshall find gold?
Making a regular inspection of American River in central California
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3 other places gold was found
1. Nevada 2. S. Dakota (Black Hills) 3. Colorado
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____ was found in Nevada, South Dakota, and Colorado
Gold
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Clamjumpers (def / what they did)
- people who bought plots on a river - STOLE - IMMIGRANTS WERE A MAIN TARGET
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Main boomtown?
Denver, Colorado
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Vigilant justice (def)
- People taking the law into their own hands | - In place bc of boom towns
44
Where were cattle generally concentrated / most frequently found?
Southern Texas
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All cattle Travis started in _____
Texas
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How long did getting to a cattle ranch take?
- Process - 2-4 months
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Drove cowboys close to railroads to towns called ___ _____
Cow towns
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People would ____ to cattle because they thought it _______ them
- sing | - soothed
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LISTING: DETERIORATION OF LONG DRIVES (3)
1. Overgrazing 2. Revenge from the native Americans 3. RR's came from South 4. Cold weather (responsible for 80-90% of the deaths)
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What happened between 1865 - 1885?
More land was cultivated than the previous 250 years of settlement in the United States
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Loggers were in high demand after ...?
Movement out west
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What was in high demand after movement out west?
Loggers
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Male: female ration in California in 1850
- male: 92% | - female: 8%
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What did westward expansion lead to?
- lack of family stability | - Jealousy led to immortality
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Traveling to the west by water vs. by land - time? - risk?
- Water: 170 days - Land: 4-6 months - BOTH had significant risk
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LISTING: why did the Donnor party never make it to the West? (3)
1. Started too late in the year 2. Followed bad advice 3. Packed too much stuff
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When was the Iron Horse completed? Where?
- May 10, 1864 | - Prominary Point, Utah
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Primary builders of the Iron Horse? Location?
- Irish | - Omaha to Utah
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Secondary builders of the Iron Horse? Location?
- Chinese | - Sacramento to Utah
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How many additional transcontinental railroads were build in 20 years?
- 3 in 20 years
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Women brought __________ to the West
Permanence
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Women were allowed to vote in local election as soon as ...? IN what state?
- 1869 | - Wyoming

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