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| What happened when donners took trail | 80 split of the oregon trail to try go the 'shortcut' |
| What happened when donners took trail | 80 split of the oregon trail to try go the 'shortcut' |
| Who did the johnson country war involve | Cattle ranchers and homesteaders |
| What happened when donners took trail | 80 split of the oregon trail to try go the 'shortcut' |
| What happened when donners took trail | 80 split of the oregon trail to try go the 'shortcut' |
| What did cattle barons accuse homesteaders of doing | Cattle rsutling |
| What happened when the cattle barons hired gunmen? | In 1889 the gunmen lynched Ella Watson and Jim averill |
| What was the group of strong cattle barons called? | Wyoming stock growers association (wsga) |
| What did the wsga plan for gunmen to do? | Capture buffalo city, kill the sheriff and 70 people |
| What happened with their plan? | Nate champion stopped the gunmen at KC ranch although he was killed |
| What happened after Nate champion died? | The sheriff and local people showed up so gunmen had to retreat |
| What was the result of this? | Cattle barons were sent to trial and lost most of their power in Wyoming |
| What was manifest destiny? | Belief that settlers had a right to settle and control the whole of the US |
| Why manifest destiny? | Settlers believed land wasn't claimed so it was their job to settle it |
| What were the consequences of manifest destiny? | Increased conflict, increased settlement |
| Why did settlers want a railway? | To help develop the west , transporting and money |
| What were the consequences of the railway? | Increased settlement (used to take 7 days to travel across Oregon) increased conflict (5000 soldiers sent to fight of nas) |
| What were the 2 companies that built the railway? | Central Pacific and union pacific |
| Why was the Bozeman trail created? | Bozeman found gold in the rocky mountains |
| What were the consequences of the bozemann trail? | Increased conflict (reds cloud war) 81 soldiers killed 1000 sioux. |
| What did bozemann trail lead to? | Fort Laramie treaty 1868 created reservations. |
| What were the causes of the battle of little bighorn? | General Custer found gold in black halls. gold miners broke fort Laramie treaty 1868. sioux refused to sell the black hills to the US so the US took it anyway and told sioux to leave. |
| Event of the battle of little bighorn? | 7000 NAs, sitting bull and crazy horse refused. 3 groups were ordered too surround the sioux camp but had poor communication |
| What were the consequences of bolbh? | Custer attacked camp with no support. Custer and 260 soldiers killed. |
| What happened after the NAs won the battle? | People were shocked of the Custer death and wanted to punish NAs. Crazy horse surrendered and sitting bull escaped to Canada in 1877 |
| What was the name of the equipment that could break though rooted land and when was it made? | Sod-buster made in 1837 by John deere |
| Why and when were windmills made? | 1854 by Daniel Holliday to pump water |
| Who found gold | James marshall |
| When did mormons migrate | 1846-7 |
| Why mormons migrate | Religious hate for believing in polygamy |
| Who was the leader and new one of mormon | Joseph smith to brigham young |
| Why was mormon successfull | He sent small groups e.g 150 men and 70 wagons |
| How many donners left but arrived | 87 left for california but only 46 made it |
| What bad happened to the donner party | Got stuck in the snowy mountains and became canniballs |
| What happened when donners took trail | 80 split of the oregon trail to try go the 'shortcut' |
| How many miners went for the cali gold rush | Over 200,000 |
| Who founded manifest destiny | John L sullivan in 1845 |