History American West Flashcards

Decks in this Class (11):

• 1 The Plains Indians

  1) The Plains Indians

  Sample Cards:

  what were the plains like in 1840,

  the indians way of life was,

  where did the indians originally come fr
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• 2 The Eary Settlers

  2) The Eary Settlers

  Sample Cards:

  what did the early europeans traders do,

  some traders stayed over winter what was,

  why did people leave from europe
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• 3 The Mormons

  3) The Mormons

  Sample Cards:

  who was the faith started by,

  what did smith claim,

  when was the book of mormon published
  20 Cards
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• 4 The Gold Rush

  4)The Gold rush

  Sample Cards:

  when was gold found in california,

  who was the gold found by,

  what did the tens of thousands of fortun
  21 Cards
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• 5 Homesteaders

  5) Homesteaders

  Sample Cards:

  when was the homestead act,

  what did the homestead act involve,

  when was the timber culture act
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• 6 Railroads

  6) Railroads

  Sample Cards:

  what methods of transport were there bef,

  why did the government want railroads,

  where and when did the railroad begin
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• 7 The Cattle Industry

  7) The Cattle Industry

  Sample Cards:

  who were cattle introduced by,

  where was the major centre for cattle tr,

  what was the traditional breed for cattl
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• 8 The Johnson County War

  8) The Johnson County War

  Sample Cards:

  when was it,

  what was johnson county,

  who were the cattle barons
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• 9 Law And Order

  9) Law And Order

  Sample Cards:

  what 5 factors encouraged lawlessness,

  factors geographical,

  factors political
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• 10 The Indian Wars

  10) The Indian Wars

  Sample Cards:

  1 little crows war when was it,

  what happened in 1861,

  little crows war what caused the unrest
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• 11 The End Of The Plains Indians

  11) The End Of The Plains Indians

  Sample Cards:

  when were the buffalo hunted almost to e,

  why were the buffalo destroyed 3 reasons,

  hunting for sport effects
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