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chapter 16

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Explorers' reasons moved to the West
1. They wanted to begin trade with Indian.2. They hoped to find the Northwest Passage(the waterway toward West). 3. They want to find out what U.S. had bought when it purchased Louisiana.
Hardships explorers faced
1. Rowing against the current caused blistered hands and sore muscles. 2. They were bothered by mosquitoes and grizzly bears. 3. Prickly-bear cactus thorns pierced their feet. 4. Starvation was an ever-present danger.
Legacies explorers left
1. The explorers mapped the route to the Pacific. 2. They established good relations with western Indian peoples. 3. They brought back information about the West.
Mountain Men's reasons moved to the West
The trappers went to search for furs.
Hardships mountain men faced
1. The Mountain Men feared attack by fur thieves, Indians, wolves, and bears. 2. Death from accident or disease was a hazard of the profession.
Legacies mountain men left
1. The mountain men explored the West. 2. Their routes became the Oregon and California trails. 2. Their trading posts became supply stations for settlers. 4. Their personal journals make entertaining reading.
Californios' reasons moved to the West
1. Spanish priests went to establish missions. 2. Other Spanish settlers wanted to find land for settlement.
Hardships Californios faced
1. Neighbors lived so far apart that loneliness was a daily problem. 2. Government officials were unskilled and dishonest.
Legacies Californios left
1. The Californios gave us Spanish names for California cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. 2. They brought new crops, such as grapes, olives, and citrus. 3. They opened California for the world.
Missionaries' reasons moved to the West
1. The Missionaries intended to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 2. They also wanted to help settle the country and establish churches.
Hardships Missionaries faced
1. Crossing the steep Rocky Mountain in wagons was difficult. 2. Hostile Indian warriors sometimes attacked them.
Legacies Missionaries left
1. These settlers brought disease and death to many Native Americans. 2. They opened the West to settlement.
Pioneer Women's reasons moved to the West
Women moved west to find new opportunities, such as establishing homesteads and finding husbands.
Hardships Pioneer Women faced
1. Leaving the comforts of home and leaving treasured items along the trail was emotionally difficult. 2. Cooking, washing clothes, and caring for children while traveling 15 to 20 miles a day was grueling work. 3. Disease an accidents killed their loved ones. 4. Along the trial, they suffered from cold and thirst.
Legacies Pioneer Women left
1. Women brought schools, churches, libraries, literary societies, and charitable groups to the rugged west. 2. They fought for and won the right to vote in the West.
Forty-Niners' reasons moved to the West
The Forty-Niners hurried west to find gold.
Hardships Forty-Niners faced
1. They had a difficult journey to California, by either land or sea. 2. High prices made it hard to get ahead. 3. There were no police to keep order, so camps were rough and dangerous. 4. Gold mining was hard, tedious work.
Legacies Forty-Niners left
Warfare and disease reduced the Native American population. 2. Many Californios lost their land to these newcomers. 3. Their arrival increased the population of California so that it could become a state.
Mormons' reasons moved to the West
The Mormons moved west to escape persecution back east. They wanted to practice their religion in peace.
Hardships Mormons faced
1. Their road was a difficult journey with many deaths. 2. Life in a dry, barren land was difficult for these farmers.
Legacies Mormons left
1. Mormons were the first pioneers to settle in the Great Basin. 2. They pioneered farming methods such as dams, canals, and irrigation ditches. 3. They helped other settlers make their way west. 4. In Utah, they established a center for what is now a worldwide religion.
Chinese's reasons moved to the West
They Chinese migrated across the Pacific to find gold and riches.
Hardships Chinese faced
1. Laws taxing foreign miners forced Chinese out of the gold camps because they couldn't pay the high taxes. 2. Chinese immigrants suffered prejudice and persecution (bullying) by Americans.
Legacies Chinese left
1. The Chinese helped develop agriculture in California. 2. They brought their culture to the West.
Californios' main industry
cattle ranching
Native Americans who lived in the American west in the 1800s
They were diverse in culture and language.
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