Early Settlers Fact Test 1. Name a mountain range beginning with R where you would find mountain men? 2. Which 2 US States were the early settlers

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1 Indians fact test 1. What n describes Indians way of life 2, Which dance involved piercing skin 3 What word means marriage to more than one wife 4. Which body part did Indians take after killing an enemy 5. What s describes white men s view of Indians 6. Indian warriors proved this quality by hunting, riding, in warfare etc. 7. Name of Indian home 8. What phrase describes the practice of touching enemy in warfare 9. How Indians viewed the land 10. Name of animal Indians depended on

2 Indians fact test 1. What n describes Indians way of life (nomadic) 2, Which dance involved piercing skin (sun dance) 3 What word means marriage to more than one wife (polygamy) 4. Which body part did Indians take after killing an enemy (scalp) 5. What s describes white men s view of Indians (savage) 6. Indian warriors proved this quality by hunting, riding, in warfare etc.(bravery) 7. Name of Indian home (tipi) 8. What phrase describes the practice of touching enemy in warfare (counting coup) 9. How Indians viewed the land (sacred) 10. Name of animal Indians depended on (buffalo)

3 Early Settlers Fact Test 1. Name a mountain range beginning with R where you would find mountain men? 2. Which 2 US States were the early settlers aiming for [1 point for each] 3. What year was the Great Migration? 4. Name 3 problems the settlers had crossing the plains [3=1 mark] 5. What year was the Donner Party s fateful journey? 6. Whose cut off delayed Donner Party on the Plains? 7. Which ex mountain man owned the Fort from which they set off to get over the mountains? 8. What mode of transport would the settlers use? 9. Trail fever was common name an illness we now think was one reason for deaths.

4 Early Settlers Fact Test 1. Name a mountain range beginning with R where you would find mountain men? Rocky Mts. 2. Which 2 US States were the early settlers aiming for [1 point for each] Oregon, California 3. What year was the Great Migration? Name 3 problems the settlers had crossing the plains [3=1 mark] lack of water, wood, weather [hot, cold blizzards, storms], geographical features [mountains, rivers, plains, desert], Indian attack, broken waggons, etc 5. What year was the Donner Party s fateful journey? 1846/7 6. Whose cut off delayed Donner Party on the Plains? Lance Hastings 7. Which ex mountain man owned the Fort from which they set off to get over the mountains? [Jim] Bridger 8. What mode of transport would the settlers use? Waggons and oxen 9. Trail fever was common name an illness we now think was one reason for deaths. Cholera, diphtheria, typhoid, etc

5 Mormons Key Dates Test 1 What year did The Mormons move to Nauvoo? 2 When did Joseph Smith found the Religion? 3 What year was the Mountain Meadow Massacre? 4 When did the Mormon Bank Collapse? 5 What year was Joseph Smith Killed? 6 When did Brigham Young decide to move to Salt Lake? 7 When was the settlement reached that enabled Utah to become a state? 8 What year was it when the Mormons were driven out of Kirtland Ohio? 9 When did the Mormons move to Kirtland Ohio? 10 When did Joseph Smith have his vision of the Angel Moroni?

6 Mormons Key Dates Test 1 What year did The Mormons move to Nauvoo? 1839 Mormons move to Nauvoo and build holy city. 2 When did Joseph Smith found the Religion? Founding of Mormon Church by Joseph Smith What year was the Mountain Meadow Massacre? 1857 Mountain Meadow Massacre part of Mormon war 4 When did the Mormon Bank Collapse? 1837 collapse of Mormon bank 5 What year was Joseph Smith Killed? 1844 Joseph Smith killed. Brigham Young becomes leader. 6 When did Brigham Young decide to move to Salt Lake? 1846 Brigham Young decides to move to Salt Lake 7 When was the settlement reached that enabled Utah to become a state? 1890 settlement reached Utah becomes a state and polygamy abandoned. 8 What year was it when the Mormons were driven out of Kirtland Ohio? 1837 Mormons are eventually forced out? 9 When did the Mormons move to Kirtland Ohio? 1831 Mormons established at Kirtland, Ohio prosper and grow 10 When did Joseph Smith have his vision of the Angel Moroni? 1823 Joseph Smith has vision of the Angel Moroni.

7 Answers: Joseph Smith has vision of the Angel Moroni. 2. Founding of Mormon Church by Joseph Smith Mormons established at Kirtland, Ohio prosper and grow Mormons driven from Kirtland to Missouri collapse of Mormon bank Mormons move to Nauvoo and build holy city Brigham Young decides to move to Salt Lake Mountain Meadow Massacre part of Mormon war settlement reached Utah becomes a state and polygamy abandoned.

8 4 Mormons unpopular 1. What was the name of the Mormon secret army? 2. Which 2 beliefs of the Mormons were the most significant in causing the murder of Joseph Smith? [2] 3. Name 3 other beliefs that made the Mormons unpopular [3] 4. How many followers to the nearest 1000 did Brigham Young have when he decided to set off to the Salt Lake? 5. What did Brigham Young do to make the journey west easier for the Mormons than other settlers? 6. What was the Mormon word used to describe non-mormons? 7. Brigham Young was one of 12 leaders of the Mormon movement. What name was used to describe their role?

9 4 Mormons unpopular 1. What was the name of the Mormon secret army? Danites 2. Which 2 beliefs of the Mormons were the most significant in causing the murder of Joseph Smith? [2] Political Power Pursuit and Polygamy 3. Name 3 other beliefs that made the Mormons unpopular [3] Shared ownership/ Missionaries converting/ God s Chosen People 4. How many followers to the nearest 1000 did Brigham Young have when he decided to set off to the Salt Lake? What did Brigham Young do to make the journey west easier for the Mormons than other settlers? Winter Quarters 6. What was the Mormon word used to describe non-mormons? Gentiles 7. Brigham Young was one of 12 leaders of the Mormon movement. What name was used to describe their role? Apostles

10 5 Miners Test 1.Name 2 Places where there was a Gold Rush [2] 2.What method did miners use initially to find Gold? 3.Name 2 Crimes specific to mining towns [2] 4.What year did California become a State? 5.What was the nickname for the Miners in the first and largest Gold Strike? 6.What was the name for the temporary settlement first set up in a new mining area? 7.What is the name for a deserted mining place? 8.How did mining towns organise their own justice?

11 5 Miners Test 1. Name 2 Places where there was a Gold Rush [2] SF Bay Area, California and Pikes Peak, Kansas 2. What method did miners use initially to find Gold? Panning 3. Name a crime specific to mining towns. Claim jumping 4. What year did California become a State? What was the nickname for the Miners in the first and largest Gold Strike? Miner 49 ers 6. What was the name for the temporary settlement first set up in a new mining area? Tent Town 7. What is the name for a deserted mining place? Ghost town 8. How did mining towns organise their own justice? [2] Miner s Courts and Vigilantes

12 6 Railroads Test 1.Name the 2 railroad Companies that built the railroad[2] 2.In what year was the Pacific Railways Act passed? 3.In what year did the companies begin building the railroad? 4.What year did they complete it? 5.Which Company won the race? 6.What was the name of the town and state where the 2 rail lines met? 7.How else did the rail companies make money apart from travellers on trains? 8.How did the railroad impact upon the life of the Homesteaders? 9.How did the railroad impact upon the life of the Indians?

13 6 Railroads Test 1. Name the 2 railroad Companies that built the railroad[2] Union Pacific Railroad co [E to W] and Central Pacific Railroad Co [W to E] 2. In what year was the Pacific Railways Act passed? In what year did the companies begin building the railroad? What year did they complete it? Which Company won the race? Central Pacific Railroad Co 6. What was the name of the town and state where the 2 rail lines met? Promontory Point, Utah 7. How else did the rail companies make money apart from travellers on trains? Sold land granted to them by the government either side of track 8. How did the railroad impact upon the life of the Homesteaders? Brought supplies/ easier journey/ links to community 9. How did the railroad impact upon the life of the Indians? Divided herds/ enabled slaughter of Buffalo/ brought homesteaders who settled Plains

14 7 Cowboys 1 1.Name 2 specific problems on the long drive [2] 2.Name the first Cow Town on the Plains 3.Can you name 2 trails? [2] 4.What was the name of the state where it all began? 5.In what year did the Civil War end and the Cattle Industry begin? 6.Who was the first person to keep cattle on the Open Range? 7.What was the name of the man who set up the first Cow Town? 8.The harsh winter of 1886/7 helped usher in the closed range but what year was the drought which also caused problems?

15 7 Cowboys 1 1. Name 2 specific problems on the long drive [2] Stampede/ Indian Attack/ Snakes/ Rivers / Rustlers/ Storms/ 2. Name the first Cow Town on the Plains. Abilene 3. Can you name 2 trails? [2] Chisholm Trail/ Goodnight-Loving Trail / Cheyenne Trail 4. What was the name of the state where it all began? Texas 5. In what year did the Civil War end and the Cattle Industry begin? Who was the first person to keep cattle on the Open Range? John Illiff 7. What was the name of the man who set up the first Cow Town? Joseph McCoy 8. The harsh winter of 1886/7 helped usher in the closed range but what year was the drought which also caused problems? 1883

16 8 Cattlemen and Cowboys 2 1. Name 2 specific jobs on the Closed Range [2] 2. Who invented barbed wire and in what year? 3. Can you name 3 jobs specific to the trails? 4. Where did the Goodnight Loving trail end up? 5. Name 2 reasons why homesteaders and cowboys might come into conflict [2] 6. Name 3 specific advantages of Open Range Ranching [3]

17 8 Cattlemen and Cowboys 2 1. Name 2 specific jobs on the Closed Range [2] Walk the line/ Branding 2. Who invented barbed wire and in what year? Joseph Glidden Can you name 3 jobs specific to the trails? Point Rider/ Drag/ Flank/ Wrangler/ Cook/ Boss 4. Where did the Goodnight Loving trail end up? Cheyenne 5. Name 2 reasons why homesteaders and cowboys might come into conflict [2] Use of land/ water access/ barbed wire fences/ trampling of crops 6. Name 3 specific advantages of Open Range Ranching [3] Protection from rustlers/ Contained with own water supply thanks to wind pump /Less cowboys needed

18 9 Homesteaders 1 1.Name 2 push factors why people became homesteaders [2] 2.Name 3 pull factors why people became homesteaders [3] 3.Give 2 reasons why the Railroad was important to the settlers [2] 4.Name a Homesteader 5.What year was the Homestead Act Passed? 6.In which decade were most of their problems solved?

19 9 Homesteaders 1 1. Name 2 push factors why people became homesteaders [2] Lack of farmland in East/ Unemployment/ Ex-slaves/ Religious persecution 2. Name 3 pull factors why people became homesteaders [3] Free Land/ Propaganda/ Railroads and advertising/ Manifest Destiny 3. Give 2 reasons why the Railroad was important to the settlers [2] Brought supplies/ journey to plains cheap/ enabled communities to grow 4. Name a Homesteader. Mattie and Uriah Oblinger 5. What year was the Homestead Act Passed? In which decade were most of their problems solved? 1870s

20 10 Homesteaders 2 1. Name 3 problems settling the plains [3] 2. Who invented the wind pump and in what decade? [2] 3. What year was the Timber and Culture Act passed? 4. Name the 2 provisions of the T and C Act [2] 5. Name one of the first areas made available for settlement 6. In which year was the Oklahoma land rush?

21 10 Homesteaders 2 1. Name 3 problems settling the plains [3] Lack of water, lack of wood, fuel, few resources, remote/lonely, etc 2. Who invented the wind pump and in what decade? [2] 1870s John Halliday 3. What year was the Timber and Culture Act passed? Name the 2 provisions of the T and C Act [2] 160 more acres, on 25% land have to plant trees 5. Name one of the first areas made available for settlement by Act Kansas and Nebraska 6. In which year was the Oklahoma land rush? 1889

22 12 White men and Indians (overview) 1. Name the year that the Permanent Indian Frontier is set up 2. Explain simply the terms of this treaty 3. In what year was the first Treaty of Fort Laramie signed? 4. Explain simply the terms of this treaty 5. In what decade was the US policy of Reservation used? 6. In what decade did the systematic slaughter of the buffalo begin? 7. In what year was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed? 8. Which war did this treaty bring to an end? 9. Give 2 reasons why white Americans viewed the Indians as savage [2]

23 12 White men and Indians (overview) 1. Name the year that the Permanent Indian Frontier is set up Explain simply the terms of this treaty Line down country Indians have Plains and whites have East 3. In what year was the first Treaty of Fort Laramie signed? Explain simply the terms of this treaty Concentrating Indians on smaller bits of land [N,S,E,W borders] 5. In what decade was the US policy of Reservation used? 1860s 6. In what decade did the systematic slaughter of the buffalo begin? 1870s 7. In what year was the second Treaty of Fort Laramie signed? Which war did this treaty bring to an end? Red Cloud s 9. Give 2 reasons why white Americans viewed the Indians as savage [2] Lack of technology, counting coup, mutilate bodies of dead, live in tents and are nomadic, rituals and body paint etc

24 12 Indian Wars 1. What year was Little Crow s War? 2. What year was the Sand Creek massacre? 3. Name the Army officer in charge of the massacre? 4. What was the name of the Indian Chief who died there with his people? 5. In what year was the 2 nd Fort Laramie Treaty signed? 6. What was the name of the Trail that caused the problems in Red Cloud s war? 7. In what year was the Winter Campaign launched? 8. Why did they carry out the Winter Campaign? 9. In which battle did Custer first find hostage taking to be a winning tactic? 10.In which modern state would you find the Black Hills?

25 13 Indian Wars 1. What year was Little Crow s War? What year was the Sand Creek massacre? Name the Army officer in charge of the massacre? Colonel Chivington 4. What was the name of the Indian Chief who died there with his people? Black Kettle 5. In what year was the 2 nd Fort Laramie Treaty signed? What was the name of the Trail that caused the problems in Red Cloud s war? Bozeman 7. In what year was the Winter Campaign launched? 8. Why did they carry out the Winter Campaign? Force Indians back on to reservations 9. In which battle did Custer first find hostage taking to be a winning tactic? In which modern state would you find the Black Hills? South Dakota

26 14 LBH 1. What is the Little Big Horn? 2. In which modern state did the battle take place? 3. In which year did a Custer lead an expedition which discovered gold in the Black hills? 4. What was Custer s objective in this mission? 5. Name the 2 other important officers under Custer s command [1 mark for each] 6. Name the 2 main Indian leaders on the day of the battle [1 mark for each] 7. Name 2 mistakes that Custer made which contributed to his defeat [1 mark for each]

27 14 LBH 1. What is the Little Big Horn? River 2. In which modern state did the battle take place? South Dakota 3. In which year did a Custer lead an expedition which discovered gold in the Black hills? What was Custer s objective in this mission? Find Gold 5. Name the 2 other important officers under Custer s command [1 mark for each] Major Reno, Colonel Benteen 6. Name the 2 main Indian leaders on the day of the battle [1 mark for each] Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse 7. Name 2 mistakes that Custer made which contributed to his defeat [1 mark for each] Left behind Gatling Machine Guns, Divided his forces without telling those under his command

28 15 Final Defeat 1. Which battle ushered in the final phase of US policy toward the Indians? 2. What was the name of the Indian who had the vision of a flood washing the whites away and bringing back the buffalo and ancestors of the Indians? 3. In this phase, what did the Government want the Indians to do? 4. What was the name of the final massacre and what was the year? [1 mark for each] 5. What was the name of the Indian Chief who died there? 6. Describe 2 features of life on a reservation [1 mark for each] 7. What was the name of the Act which allowed the government to sell off more Indian territory to white settlers and in what year was it passed? [2]

29 15 Final Defeat 1. Which battle ushered in the final phase of US policy toward the Indians? LBH What was the name of the Indian who had the vision of a flood washing the whites away and bringing back the buffalo and ancestors of the Indians? Wovoka 3. In this phase, what did the Government want the Indians to do? Go onto reservations or be killed 4. What was the name of the final massacre and what was the year? [1 mark for each] Massacre at Wounded Knee What was the name of the Indian Chief who died there? Black Kettle 6. Describe 2 features of life on a reservation [1 mark for each] Rations distributed, taught Christianity, static homes, farming implements distributed 7. What was the name of the Act which allowed the government to sell off more Indian territory to white settlers and in what year was it passed? [2] Dawes Act