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Question	Answer
2 animals that the Plains Indians relied on?	Buffalo and Horses
What was the name of the Plains Indians God?	Wakan Tanka.
How was a tipi a good home for the plains indians?	Portable, easy to assemble,not to difficult to build, warm in winter and cool in summer (adjustable flaps).
Name given to indian tribe section that hunted?	Warrior Society.
Main indian idea that fashioned their rule of polygamy and exposure?	Survival of the many for the sacrifice of the few.
What did counting coup involve?	Touching another warrior with either a hand or stick to gain respect.
Why did Indians scalp their opponents?	So their souls did not proceed to the afterlife and fight them there.
3 ways that mountain men helped settle the west?	They acted as guides, told stories of fertile land in the west and found paths over the Rocky mountains. Also helped the army make maps.
What was the first part of america that was settled by whites?	The East coast.
3 problems encountered by early settlers West?	Getting lost, starving and Indians.
3 Reasons for Law and Order in mining towns?	Racism, Claim jumping, prostitution and Gambling.
Who founded the mormon religion?	Joseph Smith.
Where and when did the mormons build their settlements between 1830-1845?	Ohio, Missouri, and then to Illinois, where church members built the city of Nauvoo.
Why did the mormons move to the salt lake?	Persecution.
Who led the Mormons West?	Brigham Young.
When and what did he do to help mormons move to the salt lake?	He set up groups the would come at set times, each group would have a range of skills, circle of wagons, confided in trail guides, Winter Quarters and the perpetual Immigration Fund.
3 things that the mormons did to make the salt lake successful?	Irrigation channels to carry melt water, Mud bricks instead of trees, migrated from around the world, necessary materials had to be made by hand and made the State of Utah instead of going to war with the Us Government.
In which state did the cattle industry start?	Texas.
Why was the civil war important to the cattle industry?	increased supply and demand. No beef in narth and no money in south.
3 sources of demand that helped the growth of the cattle industry?	The northern cities, the railroad and the reservations.
4 phases of a cowboy's year?	1. Spring round up and brand. 2. The Long drive- to the cow town. 3. In the Cow town - gambling and drinking. 4 The line camp - checking on cattle on the cattle in the winter.
What does open range mean?	No fences and no one owns it.
3 reasons for the end of the open range?	Over grazing, the drought of 1886 followed by the 43c summer and a winter of -43 and more homesteaders on the plains the led to more land being fenced off.
2 reasons for the decline in the cattle industry.	Supply exceeded demand, over grazing and the end of the open range.
How did smaller ranges help the industry recover?	Reduced the supply to the west.
Name given to farmers who moved onto the plains?	Ranchers.
2 push factors that moved people west?	Depression and Overcrowding.
2 pull factors that moved people west?	Fertile land, cheap land, manifest destiny and gold.
3 problems faced by early settlers?	No food, no transport, no hygiene and no one else around and no wood and cold.
How were these problems solved?	Farming, the railroad, wells, other people moved west and people planted wood.
How did the railroad attract people west?	Made getting their easier and sold the land they got given cheaply.
What does proving up mean?	Homesteaders had to live on the land for 5 years and then at the end they didn't have to pay that much for their 150 acres.
3 laws that helped homesteaders?	1. Homestead act. 2. Timber culture act. 3. Reservation policy.
9 key factors affecting Law and order in the west?	Distance, poverty, more men, different races, culture of violence, land claims, cattle barons, poor court system and vigilantes.
3 reasons for law and order problems in the west?	Claim jumping, different races and vigilantes.
What was the problem of vigilantes?	They often didn't give a fair trial, were racist and did things for their own agenda.
3 things that improved law and order in the west?	The railroad, more families were in the west and so demand for proper law and order was increased and states.

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