Plains Indians

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The stick used to touch their enemy with that makes them dishonourable
Coup stick
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They are chosen because of their wisdom and skills as warriors/hunters
Chiefs
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The wooden poles used in making a tipi and then transporting the Indians' belongings
Travois
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What are native Indians?
Nomadic
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A key push factor that made people move to the west
Overpopulation
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Where is gold discovered in 1848?
California
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In 1837 what caused unemployment and drop in wages
Economics depression
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What is it called: God's will that white Americans should settle all of America
Manifest Destiny
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What party led by Jacob and George D let Missouri for California in May 1846
The Donner Party
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How many wagons and people were taken with this party
60 wagons and 300 people
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Who were the religious group that settled in Utah, initially around Salt Lake City?
The Mormons
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What was the practise this religious group believed in?
Polygamy
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What act let homesteaders have another 160 acres if they promised to plant trees on half of it?
The Timber and Culture Act 1873
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What act let settlers buy 640 acres of desert land cheaply?
The Desert Land Act 1877
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Who invented barbed wire in 1874
Joseph Glidden
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What wheat was bought from Russia to improve the growth of crops on the dry soil?
Turkey Red
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What did railroads on the plains help when farming began
Isolation
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They are chosen because of their wisdom and skills as warriors/hunters

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Chiefs

Card 3

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The wooden poles used in making a tipi and then transporting the Indians' belongings

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Card 4

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What are native Indians?

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Card 5

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A key push factor that made people move to the west

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