The Transformation of the West Flashcards

3416396034	What incorporations of the American West were part of a global process?	Political and economic	0
3416396035	How did the federal government acqurie Indian land?	By war, treaties, administered land sales, distributed land to farmers, railroads, and mining companies	1
3416396036	When did more land come into cultivation than the previous 2 1/2 centuries of American history?	The 30 years after the Civil War	2
3416396037	What kind of job was very difficult, and who did the burden fall upon?	Farming, and much of it fell to women	3
3416396038	What happened as crop production increased?	Prices fell and small farmers throughout the world suffered severe difficulties during the last quarter of the nineteenth century	4
3416396039	What did the future of western farming ultimately lay with?	Giant agricultural enterprises as seen in California	5
3416396040	What were cowboys a symbol of?	A life of freedom on the open range	6
3416396041	What had farmers done by the mid 1880s?	Enclosed more of the open range and moved cattle operations close to rail connections	7
3416396042	What kinds of companies did many Western industries fall under the sway of, and why?	Companies that mobilized eastern and European investment in order to introduce advanced technology	8
3416396043	Who would the incorporation of the West into the national economy affect?	The Plains Indians and their world	9
3416396044	What happened as settlers encroached on Indian lands?	Bloody conflict between the army and Plains tribes began in the 1850s and continued for decades	10
3416396045	What animal went from 30 million in 1800 to nearly extinct in 1890, and for what reason?	Buffalos, due to hunting and army campaigns	11
3416396046	How far were the Nez Perce chased, and when did they surrender?	Chased over 1,700 miles, surrendered in 1877	12
3416396047	What did Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce speak about before a distinguished audience in 1879?	Freedom	13
3416396048	What did the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors do to defend their land, and where?	Attacked Custer at Little Big Horn	14
3416396049	What did Indian resistance do?	Temporarily delayed the onward march of white soldiers, settlers, and prospectors	15
3416396050	What did Congress eliminate in 1871?	The treaty system that dated back to the Revolutionary era	16
3416396051	What is forced assimilation?		17
3416396052	When did the crucial step in attacking tribalism come, and how?	In 1887 with the passage of the Dawes Act	18
3416396053	What did the Dawes Act prove to be?	A disaster for the Indians	19
3416396054	When, where, and what was Wounded Knee?	December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Creek (South Dakota), soldiers opened fire on Ghost Dancers, killing between 150 and 200 Indians, mostly women and children	20
3416396055	What was Dawes Act?		21
3416396056	What did some Indians seek solace in?	The Ghost Dance	22
3416396057	What was the Ghost Dance?	A religious revitalization campaign similar to the pan-Indian movements	23
3416396058	What was the conquest of the American West a part of?	A global process	24
3416396059	What counties were often called "settler societies" and why?	Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. because immigrants from overseas quickly outnumbered and displaced the original inhabitants	25