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What is meant by a "federal system of government"?
The Us Constituion (1787) established a fedral system of government with power split between national and state governments. Eash state has a governor and a legislature. It sends delegates to the House of Representatives and the Senate in Washington.
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How big did the population of a territory need to be for it to become a state?
A teritory with 60,000 could become a state.
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What three products were the main sources of revenue in America?
Gold, Beef and Oil.
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What became known as the "Western Civil of Incorporation"?
Cattle barons, railroads and other corporations using th epower and influence that thier size gave them were taking over from th ehomesteaders, small ranches and prospectors. Some call the violence is sparked the Western Civil War of Incorporation.
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How did the James Younger gang gain their 'Robin Hood' reputation? Who was their leader?
Led by Jesse James, acquired a Robin Hood reputation because their victims (banks and railway companies) were hated by many.
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What became known as the range wars?
Conflicts like the Lincoln County War and the Johnson County War became known as range wars - small scale conflicts between different groups of ranchers with competing interests.
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Who was Wyatt Earp?
Wyatt Earp was arrested in 1871 for rustling (horse stealing) in Missouri. He was a natural recruit for the forces of incorporation as he was a keen entrepreneur as well as an effective gunman.
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What are vigilante groups?
Lack of formal law enforcement meant that vigilante groups sprang up in places like the Gold Rush boom towns. These groups were made up of ordinary citizens who tried to deliver law and order - often brutally.
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Describe the events leading up to the Johnson County War 1892.
Small landowners in Johnson County felt that the cattle barons were stealing their land. Ranchers thought that the homesteaders were rustling (stealing) thier cattle.
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What was the attitude of many settlers towards the Native Americans?
The stereotypical Native American in settlers' eyes were lazy and savage. Many settlers believed that their own culture of private property and more intensize land use should have priority over tribal rights to the land.
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What was the permanant Indian Frontier?
The US Government gave the whole of the Great Plains over to the Native Americans. The eastern edge of the Plains was known as the Permanent Indian Frontier. Most settlers viewed this land as wild and inhospitable.
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How did many early settlers view the Great Plains?
Most settlers viewed the Great Plains as wild and inhospitable. It was known as the Great American Desert.
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Why did Indian numbers in California drop from 100,000 in 1846 to 30,000 in 1870?
Hunting and gathering were so distrupted by miners that many Plains Indians were left near starvation. Also diseases were brought by miners.
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What were the reservations?
The US government often tried to reserve lands where tribes could be confined by treaty. Problems tended to be that the lands, if poor were insufficient for tribes, and if good were grabbed by settlers in defiance of the treaties.
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How did the experiances of the Navajo tribe vary with respect to the reservations?
The Navajos achieved peace and prosperity after 1868 when a treaty with the US allowed them sufficient reservation area in their homeland.
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How did the experiances of the Apaches tribe vary with respect to the reservations?
The Apaches under Cochise and Geronimo fought against confinement until their surrender in 1886 because their San Carlos reservation was hot and malarial.
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How had the Cherokees tried to fit into European ways in Georgia dn Texas, and how were they repaid?
The Cherokees in Georgia had taken to settles farming and lived in European-style houses. They also published a newspaper in their own alphabet. President authorised their forced expulsion from Gerogia to Oklahoma and they all died.
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What was agreed at the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty?
Each tribe agreed to remain within its own defined territory. The US promised the signatories annuities (annual payments. The tribes granted transit rights across the Plains and allowed the US to build forts along the trail.
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Name three calvary commanders who learnt their trade in Civil War.
Custer, Sherman, and Sheridan.
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Describe the events that led to Little Crow's war in 1862.
The Santee Sioux (Dakota) accepted reservation life and adopted white settlers' ways. Civil war shortages made a delay in payment of their annuity and left Little Crow's (chief) people near starvation.
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What were the outcomes of the Little Crow's war?
Four Dakota returning from an unsuccessful hunt murdered five settlers for a dare. Fearing retaliation on the entire tribe, Little Crow reluctantly led his warriors in an uprising made easier by the death of many soldiers in Civil War.
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Describe the events at Sand Creek on the 29th of November 1864 and what led to them.
After a dispute over cattle, many Cheyenne began raids on ranches and stagecoachesm commiting atrocities which outraged Denver public opinion. The governor of Colorado Territory issued a proclamation urging the hunting down of hostile Indians.
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