American West Timeline 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEAQA Created by: Sammy JammyCreated on: 01-11-15 12:42 When did Columbus arrive in America? 1492 1 of 28 When were the Sioux forced onto the Plains from the Great Lakes Region? 1700's 2 of 28 When was the American Declaration of Independence? 1776 3 of 28 When was the book of Mormon first published? 1830 4 of 28 When was the first Mormon temple built? 1833 5 of 28 Where was the first Mormon temple built? Kirtland, Ohio 6 of 28 When did the Mormons settle in Salt Lake Valley? 1847 7 of 28 When did the discovery of gold happen? 1848 8 of 28 Who discovered the gold? James Marshall 9 of 28 When did the California Gold Rush occur? 1849 10 of 28 When was the US Civil War? 1861-1865 11 of 28 When did the Homestead Act first happen? 1862 12 of 28 When did Little Crow's War happen? 1862 13 of 28 Which dates did the Sand Creek Massacre happen? 1864-November 29 14 of 28 When did Red Cloud's War occur? 1866-1868 15 of 28 When did the Medicine Lodge Treaty occur? 1867 16 of 28 When was the first transcontinental railroad to be completed? 1869 17 of 28 When did the Timber Culture Act come about? 1873 18 of 28 When was the introduction of barbed wire? 1874 19 of 28 Which dates did the Battle of the Little Bighorn occur? 1876- June 25-26 20 of 28 When was the Sioux Campaign? 1876-1877 21 of 28 When did the Desert Land Act first come about? 1877 22 of 28 When was the shootout at the OK Corral? 1881 23 of 28 When did the terrible winter occur which killed many cattle? 1886-1887 24 of 28 When was the Dawes Act? 1887 25 of 28 When did the frontier declare closure? 1890 26 of 28 When was the Massacre at Wounded Knee? 1890-Dec 29 27 of 28 When was the Johnson County War? 1892 28 of 28
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