American West Quiz (last minute revision of some of it)

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What were male members called in bands?
Braves
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What were female members called in bands?
Squaws
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Who had to agree in order to make a decision?
Everyone in the council
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What kind of lifestyle did plains indians follow?
Nomadic
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What would bands do when food was scarce?
Split up and spread out
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What were Tipis made of?
Wooden poles and buffalo hide
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What did the Indians believe about the buffalo?
Its heart gave life to a new herd
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How was wealth and status measured?
How many horses a tribe had
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Where was the most sacred place of the Lakota Sioux?
The Black Hills
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When was the 'Indian Trade and Intercourse Act'?
1834
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When was the 'Indian Appropriations Act'?
1851
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When was the 'Indian Removal Act'?
1830
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What did the Indian Appropriations Act include?
Moving Indians on to smaller reservations
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When did the first migrants travel the Oregon Trail?
1836
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What was manifest destiny?
Gods will that white Americans should settle across America
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When did the financial crisis start?
1837
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When was the gold rush?
1849
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How many chinese migrated to california and when?
20,000 & 1852
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How many wagons and people did the Donner Party have?
60 Wagons, 300 People
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Who was the mormon party leader?
Brigham Young
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When was the Fort Laramie Treaty?
1851
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What were female members called in bands?

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Who had to agree in order to make a decision?

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What kind of lifestyle did plains indians follow?

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What would bands do when food was scarce?

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