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| Who lead freemont on his exploration |
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| what happend when kit carson did not accompany freemont on exploration |
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| Freemont almost died and his men did |
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| who were the first mountain men |
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| Who made more money trapppers or traders |
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| Sets up astoria and decieds to service trappers |
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| has men go up missouri river and get supplies then sells it to men who are camping to sell furs |
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| the english dont want pelts and everyone gets smallpox |
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| who and what put bently brothers out business |
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| Becknell who made who made the santa fe trail |
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| was mountain but didnt show it and well educated preached he went to every state west of mississippi and drew pictures |
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| how was Jedidiah Smith killed |
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| beat anyone got into a fight with and was killed by indians in texas |
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| how much of mexico do we buy |
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| 40 percent and give rest back |
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| what tribe was Chief Joesph from and what was he like |
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Nez Pierce
Christian
Loves White man and has treaty with them |
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| What causes the war between him and the americans |
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| They take 3/4 of his land and braves get in a fight with white men |
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| What happens during the Nez Pierce war |
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| Joesph and his men run back and forth through canada being chased by howard and his men arent caught for long time but eventually are and sent to reservation |
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| Why does Chief Joesph want to go to canada |
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| Thinks sitting bull is there but he is not |
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| Who built Central Pacific Railroad |
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Chinese
Built west to east |
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| How did Horace Taber get rich |
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| He first was in Cali trying to get rich failed went to Ledville and opened bording house wife did all work |
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| What is Grubsteaking (couldnt read notes not sure if real name) |
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| Where you give money to men and they go mining and give you half of what they make Horace Taber did it |
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| what is the most famous mine horace taber owned |
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| Matchless mine his 2nd wife lived there when he died and went broke |
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| Indian man not chief who took men women and children from his tribe to fight and kill whites and when caught sent to jail then he helped Teddy Roosavelt and they were friends and he then went to omaha |
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| What was the minnisota masaquer or dakota war |
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| Sue tribe has treaty with us and we give them food blankets and meds we in civil war so cant bring so indian agent wont let them get food says eat dung and do get food kill us and indian agent |
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| how long did the pony express last |
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| put pony exxpress out of business |
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| why is may 10 1869 important |
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| a railroad connected US to railroads were being built one west to east (chinese) and east to west (irish) meet promitary pt |
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| what 2 railroads join in Utah |
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| Union pacific and central pacific |
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| What was the homestead act of 1862 |
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| any head of household(women included) can have 160 acers of land free if build home and plant crops on it |
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| What is another name for homesteaders |
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| what did name sodbuster come from |
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| homesteaders made home out of sod didnt keep rain or bugs out though |
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| what were the 7 characteristics of homesteaders given by turner |
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brave
equality
optimistic
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coraprative
hospitable |
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| who was the first sue chief |
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| sherman and sheridian so could get rid of indians |
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| yonger indian takes over tribe |
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| Crazy Horse has encounter with the americans and indians loses in what place |
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| what was the battle of little big horn |
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| where indian tribes try to unite and custerd is supposed to take head count but attacks and gets killed and so do all of his men |
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| from west texas adobe and kit carson places bet and another guy shoots chief from 1,000yds away |
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| cochise he went to diner with the americans then howard comes and becomes friends with him |
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| Where were indian treaties signed |
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