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Moving West After The Civil War. Review Questions. What minerals were found in the West that attracted settlers?. Gold and silver Copper Iron Zinc C oal. What are the Rocky Mountain states?. WY CO MT ID UT NM. What were dangers on the cattle drives?. s tampede rustlers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Moving West After The Civil War
Review Questions
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What minerals were found in the West that attracted settlers?
• Gold and silver• Copper• Iron• Zinc• Coal
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What are the Rocky Mountain states?
• WY• CO• MT• ID• UT• NM
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What were dangers on the cattle drives?
• stampede
• rustlers
• no water
• Indians
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How did cattle get from KS to Chicago, IL?
• Railroad
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In what battle did the Indians defeat the army in 1876?
• Battle of Little Big Horn
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Who were the 2 leaders at Little Big Horn?
• Sitting Bull-Sioux• George Custer-Army
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What were Indian reservations?
• Land set aside for Indians • Ended their way of life
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Who was Chief Joseph?
• Leader of the Nez Perce• Led long journey trying to escape the army• “I will fight no more forever!”
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What happened at promontory Point, UT?
• Joining of the first Transcontinental RR• UP and CP RR Cos.
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What 2 ethnic groups helped build the RR?
• Chinese • Irish
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Why was the Homestead Act so important?
• Gave free land to settlers on the Great Plains
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Why did the newly freed slaves move to the Great Plains?
• Homestead Act free land• Called Exodusters
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Describe the Great Plains to each other
• Flatlands rising east to west• Grassland (prairie)• Low rainfall (dry)• Wind/water erosion• Dust storms
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What are the Great Plains states?
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Name the inventions/adaptations that made living on the Great Plains
possible• Windmills• Sod houses• Steel plow• Barbed wire• Railroad
• Dry farming• Beef cattle raising• Wheat farming
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Why did the Homesteaders build sod houses?
• No trees available• Easiest natural resource
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How did barbed wire end the open range?
• Cheap fencing that divided up the land
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What crop worked well on the Great Plains?
• wheat
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Make up a quote
• Indian• Cowboy• Sodbuster• Miner• RR Co owner• Soldier fighting the Indians
• Chief Joseph• George Custer• Ranch owner
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Discussion
• All the reasons people moved West• How the railroad changed life in the West• All the ways the Indians used the Bison
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Which would you be? Why?
RancherSoldierCowboyIndianSodbusterMiner