Continued settlement (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of continued settlement in American West
Time period of continued settlement in American West
1876-1895
Year of the Exoduster movement
Year of the Exoduster movement
1879
Number of Black Americans in Exoduster movement
Number of Black Americans in Exoduster movement
~40,000
Origin of the name 'Exodusters'
Origin of the name 'Exodusters'
Biblical story of Exodus (escape from slavery in Egypt)
Key figure who promoted Kansas to Black migrants
Key figure who promoted Kansas to Black migrants
Benjamin Singleton
Act that allowed people to claim private land in West
Act that allowed people to claim private land in West
Homestead Act of 1862
False rumor that triggered mass migration to Kansas
False rumor that triggered mass migration to Kansas
Federal govt. gave all of Kansas to formerly enslaved people
Black Americans settled in Kansas by 1880
Black Americans settled in Kansas by 1880
~43,000
Date of first Oklahoma Land Rush
Date of first Oklahoma Land Rush
April 22, 1889, at midday
Acreage opened in first Oklahoma Land Rush (1889)
Acreage opened in first Oklahoma Land Rush (1889)
~2 million acres
Total number of Oklahoma land rushes (1889-1895)
Total number of Oklahoma land rushes (1889-1895)
Seven
Largest Oklahoma land rush and its year
Largest Oklahoma land rush and its year
Cherokee Strip Land Rush, 1893
Acreage in Cherokee Strip Land Rush (1893)
Acreage in Cherokee Strip Land Rush (1893)
8 million acres
Year US govt. declared frontier officially closed
Year US govt. declared frontier officially closed
1890
Nickname for those who entered Oklahoma Territory early
Nickname for those who entered Oklahoma Territory early
'Sooners' (illegally entered before official start)