American West Flashcards 1.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEOCR Created by: Mrinank SharmaCreated on: 03-03-13 12:07 1492 Columbus arrives in America 1 of 26 1700 Sioux force onto Plains from Great Lakes region 2 of 26 1776 American Declaration of Independence 3 of 26 1830 Book of Mormon first published 4 of 26 1833 First Mormon temple built in Kirtland, Ohio 5 of 26 1847 Mormons settle in Salt Lake Valley 6 of 26 1848 Discovery of gold in California by James Marshall 7 of 26 1849 California Gold Rush 8 of 26 1861-1865 US Civil War 9 of 26 1862 Homestead Act 10 of 26 1862 Little Crow's War 11 of 26 1864 - Nov 29 Sand Creek Massacre 12 of 26 1866-1868 Red Cloud's War 13 of 26 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty 14 of 26 1869 First transcontinental railroad completed 15 of 26 1873 Timber Culture Act 16 of 26 1874 Introduction of barbed wire 17 of 26 1876 - June 25 - 26th Battle of Little Bighorn 18 of 26 1876-1877 Sioux Campaign 19 of 26 1877 Desert Land Act 20 of 26 1881 Shootout at the OK Corral 21 of 26 1886-1887 Terrible winter which killed many cattle 22 of 26 1887 Dawes Act 23 of 26 1890 Frontier declared closed by US Census Bureau 24 of 26 1890 - Dec 29 Massacre at Wounded Knee 25 of 26 1892 Johnson County War 26 of 26
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