american west key dates 1.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEEdexcel Created by: charlieCreated on: 18-05-13 14:42 1492 Columbus arrives in America 1 of 45 1700's sioux forced onto great plains 2 of 45 1830 mormon book published 3 of 45 1833 mormon temple built Kirtland, Ohio 4 of 45 1840 US gov give plains to Indians 5 of 45 1845-1850 55,000 people arrive in CA by wagon 6 of 45 1847 mormon settle in S.L.C 7 of 45 1848 gold discovered in CA 8 of 45 1849 CA gold rush 9 of 45 1850 peak year for migration west 10 of 45 1851 fort lamarie treaty 11 of 45 1860 oliver loving first cattle drive 12 of 45 1862 homestead act 13 of 45 1862 little crows war 14 of 45 1861-1865 US civil war 15 of 45 1864 sand creek massacre- dispute over cattle 16 of 45 1867 medicine lodge treaty- tribes protection from white intruders 17 of 45 1866-1868 red clouds war- army forts on bozeman trail 18 of 45 1873 timber culture act- 160 acres if 40 was occupied by trees 19 of 45 1876 battle of little bighorn 20 of 45 1874 confirmed presence of gold in black hills and barbed wire invented 21 of 45 1877 desert land act- arid land was worse so 640 acres given 22 of 45 1886-1887 winter killed many cattle 23 of 45 1887 dawes act- split up native Americans gave them 160 acres to farm 24 of 45 1890 end of frontier- best areas on plain had been taken 25 of 45 1890 battle of wounded knee- big foot found and one shot led to war 26 of 45 1892 johnson county war- cattle men wanted homesteaders lynched, caught but saved by army at ranch KC 27 of 45 1900 indian territory open the white 28 of 45 1880-1900+ farm machinery developed- wind pumps, ploughs, ect... 29 of 45 1840's mountain men held knowledge of routes 30 of 45 1845 manifest destiny 31 of 45 1845-70 native american population dropped 32 of 45 1866 mining claims laws introduced 33 of 45 1844 smith jailed + killed in nauvoo Illinois 34 of 45 1862 giving lands for railways, loans + migrant workers 35 of 45 1869 railways finished 36 of 45 1850's increase popularity for beef 37 of 45 1868 charles goodnight dorve cattle to illif goodnight-loving trail 38 of 45 1867 cow town of abilene built by joseph mcCoy 39 of 45 1885 kansas shut borders to texas cattle 40 of 45 1871--1881--1929 wyatt earp arrested for rustling--becam lawman + bothers killed growth of business at OK corral--wrote history+Screen play+died 41 of 45 1889 rancher bothwell + wife accused of rustling + lynch mob murdered them-- led to johnson county war 42 of 45 1843 pioneers began migration in search of land 43 of 45 1830 indian removal act in georgia of cherokee 'trail if tears' 44 of 45 1853 fort laramie treaty in southern plains 45 of 45
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