Section Two History Quiz

?
  • Created by: HKL
  • Created on: 17-05-14 08:46
What was the term "whites" used to describe?
All people from the East and South of the USA who cam across and on to the Great Plains
1 of 8
Who first wrote about the Manifest Destiny, in 1845?
John O'Sullivan
2 of 8
What was one of the reasons the whites used to prove that the Indians were inferior?
They had not discovered writing or the wheel
3 of 8
What was the main use of the fur trapped by the mountain men?
Fur hats
4 of 8
How did Indaians get metal goods such as cooking pots?
They sold skins to the mountain men
5 of 8
What did the mountain men tell the people in the east about the west?
There was lots of good farming land
6 of 8
In what year did the first mountain men become guides for the wagon trains?
1840
7 of 8
How did the travelling whites disrupt the Indian's way of life?
They disurbed the buffalo herds
8 of 8

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Who first wrote about the Manifest Destiny, in 1845?

Back

John O'Sullivan

Card 3

Front

What was one of the reasons the whites used to prove that the Indians were inferior?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What was the main use of the fur trapped by the mountain men?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

How did Indaians get metal goods such as cooking pots?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar History resources:

See all History resources »See all The American West 1840-1895 resources »