Settlers
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- Created on: 30-05-13 12:05
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- Settlers
- Mountain Men
- beaver pelts were popular in 1800s in east america
- trappers moved to rocky mountains when they'd killed all the beavers in the east
- went to annual 'rendezvous' to trade and gamble
- often traded with the Indians, some even married them
- Pioneers
- in 1840s, 1000s of people emigrated to Oregon and California
- looking for work, warmer climate, heard good things/ stories about the west.
- was a 3000km journey, and was dangerous
- illness was common, as were fires, extreme weather, rough terrain, and indian attacks
- Gold Miners
- gold was discovered in California, causing people a gold rush
- there was a lot of crime, due to no law and order. claim-jumping was common
- Eventually the gold ran out
- Mormons
- mormon church was set up in 1830 by Joseph Smith
- wanted to move to a place no one else wanted (Great Salt Lake) to escape persecution
- 'gentiles' didn't agree with some of their beliefs and practices (mainly polygamy)
- when Joseph Smith was murdered in 1844, Brigham Young took over
- he organised the Mormons' journey to the salt lake
- Homesteaders
- 1862 Homestead Act promised 160 acres if a family farmed it for 5 years. Timber and Culture act 1873 awarded 160 acres of land if 40 acres was used to plant trees
- people wanted to escape religious/racial persecution
- People were also looking for work after the depression
- Civil War soldiers had been decommissioned, and were looking for a new life
- Problems: Sod houses (dirt and disease), weather extremes, fires, rough dry terrain, wildlife
- Solutions: Barbed wire, sod buster, turkey red wheat, dry farming, wind pump
- Cattlemen/ Cowboys
- After the Civil War, cattle herds that had been left had increased in size
- They needed to move the cattle to a place where they could better sell the meat
- Charles Goodnight started a cattle ranch in 1850s with Oliver Loving. Their route was called Goodnight-Loving Trail
- Cattle towns like Albion were set up, but were lawless
- Problems: Overgrazing, drought, falling beef prices.
- Mountain Men
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