1. Which resource were most prospectors looking for?
gold
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In the 1850s, how did most of the people moving from area 2 to area 1 on the map travel?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Wagon Trails
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As people were heading West during the late 1800s, the most difficult area to cross was Area 1 on the map, why was it so difficult?
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Mountains and rugged terrain
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4. What invention used electricity to sent messages across the country?
telegraph
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5. How would you describe the Asian / Chinese Immigrants?
Came to California to work for the Central Pacific Railroad company
Were killed or injured building the railroad through mountains
Were discriminated against
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What was a negative impact for Native Americans brought about by the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Native American Life was negatively impacted because the railroad killed the buffalo- and they used every part of it in their culture
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7. What kind of hardships would the Pony Express riders have experienced?
Rough terrain
Little pay
Unpredictable weather conditions
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Which group of people were limited in coming into America in the 1800s?
The Chinese
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9. What effect did the reaper have on farming?
It allowed wheat to be cut much faster than with the scythe, so the farmers were more productive
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10. What was the purpose of the steel plow?
It allowed the farmers/settlers to cut through the thick sod without damaging their equipment.
Then the sod could be used to make houses.
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How did reformers and the US people try to change the appearance (how they looked) for some Native Americans?
Made them cut their hair and wear “American” clothing (no longer allowed to wear their Native American clothes); made to wear shoes
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How did reformers/US government try to change the Native American’s culture?
Tried to change their religious beliefs
Made them live in wooden houses and sleep in beds
Forced them to become farmers; the children were taught trades or skills for future employment
Gave them “American” names and made them speak in only English
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What would be a positive affect of building a railroad across the country?
It would link the east to the west
People could travel much faster (and it was cheaper and safer)
It helped populate the west since more people could travel
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14. What was a negative effect of building a RR across the country?
It caused lots of problems with the Native Americans and their land (taking it away from them) and culture (killing buffalo)
It destroyed land (digging tunnels and mining for coal)
Burning coal for the trains polluted the air
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15. How did Native Americans show cooperation out West?
Worked and fought together as a tribe
Created treaties with the government (although the government didn’t always honor them)
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16. How did Asian Americans show or experience cooperation out west?
They helped build the RR and worked very hard for long hours, doing dangerous work, for very little pay
They had laundries in the mining camps or towns since there was a need for that service
They looked out and provided for each other (as well as their families back home)
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17. How did Mexican Americans show or experience cooperation out west?
They helped train the American cowboy in how to be a cowboy
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18. How did farmers cooperate out west?
They helped by working together with other farmers with barn raisings, sharing farming techniques, and helping out in times of need
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19. How did farmers experience conflict out west with ranchers?
They fenced in their land with barbed wire to keep the cattle off their land and crops. The rancher/cowboy didn’t like this since it cut off a food supply for their cattle. This resulted in armed battles called range wars.
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20. How did Native Americans experience conflict out west?
They were forced to move off their land
The buffalo, which they depended on for life, was killed and their numbers decreased
Children were sent to boarding schools
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21. How did US soldiers/white men experience conflict out west?
They fought with Native Americans over land and resources
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What was often resulted from prospectors competing with one another to find precious minerals?
Lawless and violent societies
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Which group from the southwestern region of the US lost land and experienced discrimination?
Mexican Americans
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24. Why were Chinese people discriminated?
They worked hard and competed with white workers for jobs
People didn’t understand their culture (language, clothing, foods, customs)
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Which group of people were too poor to move west and stayed in Eastern cities, settled in areas with others from their mother country, helped with barn raisings, and experienced discrimination from native-born Americans?
European immigrants
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26. How did the advances in technology have a negative affect on farmers?
New technology helped farmers produce more crops. More crops decreased the demand and lowered prices…so farmers made less money
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How did the building of the Transcontinental RR impact the environment of the West?
It required more coal to be mined (land and air pollution)
Digging tunnels and mining destroyed land
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28. What was the purpose for building the transcontinental railroad?
To connect the eastern and western areas of the country
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What was the act, passed by Congress in 1862, that gave 160 acres out west to farm?
Homestead Act
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How did railroad companies make money to help pay for the building of the railroad?
They advertised and sold land to European immigrants
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Which technology helped pioneers turn the Great Plains into productive farmland?
Steel plow- to cut through the thick sod
Windmill- to bring the water from underground
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32. What was a major effect barbed wire had on farming?
It closed in smaller farms to keep cattle from trampling their crops.
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What was the major impact of the transcontinental railroad on the economy?
Trade was increased between markets.
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Mining became a huge industry in the West during the late 19th century. What was a negative result of the mining industry?
Mining was destructive to the natural environment
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35. How did ranchers and cowboys cooperate in the West?
Cowboys worked for the ranchers and drive their cattle on cattle drives to markets and RR depots
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36. What was a positive aspect of living in a sod house?
It was cool in the summers and warm in the winters
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37. What city was the “gateway to the West”?
St Louis, Missouri
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38. What caused ghost towns?
Miners left towns once all the gold and resources were found in the mining areas
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39. What was the result of the Dawes Severalty Act?
It divided land into individual plots for Native American families
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How were Native American children affected by policies of the US government?
They were sent to boarding schools to be “Americanized”
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What was a major conflict between the ranchers and the farmers on the Great Plains?
Cowboys wanted to move cattle from place to place, and the cattle would trample crops. So farmers put up barbed wire fences for their land.
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42. Describe the terrain (land) out West
Grasslands, few trees, rugged mountains, deserts
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43. What was the Pacific Railway Act?
Gave land to railroad companies to build a railroad across the country
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What role did the railroad play in increasing the population of the West?
It was a less expensive way to travel to the west, so more people could afford it.
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45. What was Levi Strauss famous for?
Inventing jeans for miners
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46. What was Bill Picket famous for?
Inventing steer wrestling
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What is a prospector?
Person who searches for gold or other minerals.
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What was the name of the Mexican cowboys who helped train American cowboys?
Vaqueros
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Which natural resource would have been the MOST important for the settlers in order for them to survive?
Water
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What were some new technologies that made life better for settlers and farmers out west?
Plow – made it easier to cut sod.
Reaper – made it easier to cut wheat
Windmill – could pump water from the ground
Barbed wire – kept animals off crops
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What were the African Americans who moved out west called, where did they relocate, and why did they move out west?
Exodusters
Nicodemus, Kansas
To escape discrimination and because they wanted more opportunities and a chance at a better life
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52. What were two positive effects the railroad had on America?
It was an inexpensive method of travel
People and goods could travel faster than before
Farmers’ goods could get to market faster
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Why were seeds like Russian wheat seeds planted by farmers on the Great Plains?
They could withstand the harsh winter climate of the Great Plains
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54. Why was the West coast settled first instead of the Great Plains?
Settlers thought the Great Plains was dry land and not good for growing crops
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What were three ways in which people could travel west BEFORE the railroad was built?
Land – stage coach or wagon trail
Sail to Central America, take a train across Panama, and sail up to California/Pacific
Sail all the way around South America and up to California
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56. How did the Native Americans use the buffalo?
Hide - clothes
Skin – covering for tepees
Meat – food
Dung - fuel
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How did the growth of the RR affect the geographic expansion of the US?
People and goods could now travel easily and at a cheaper cost too
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58. How did building the Transcontinental RR impact the bison population?
The number of bison greatly decreased as riflemen and sharpshooters hired by the RR companies shot and killed them
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59. How were Native Americans affected by people settling the West?
They were forced off their land and made to live a life they were not used to
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60. What did the Morrill Act do?
Provided land to states so they could begin agricultural colleges and train people how to be farmers
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61. Why were Native Americans moved onto reservations?
They would not give up their land to white settlers/US government so they were forced off their land
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What are two common problems found on many reservations and why did they occur?
Poverty and starvation- due to corruption and dishonesty in the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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63. How were the views of land ownership different for Native Americans?
Native Americans did not value private land ownership and believed land belonged to the tribe and not individual families or people
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64. Name the labeled part on the map:
Colorado River

65. Name the labeled part on the map:
Mississippi River

66. Name the labeled part on the map:C
Rocky Mountains

67. Name the labeled part on the map:
Snake River

68. Name the labeled part on the map:
Great Plains

69. Name the labeled part on the map:F
Columbia River