1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was reading to kids in Florida.
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of need?
Stay calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C right away?
Because the White House could still be attacked.
4. What did the US government/military do to ensure another attack did not occur.
Order fighters to shoot down unresponding planes.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
There was a secure bunker with great communication.
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist going back to Washington D.C later that day against the will of the Secret Service?
He didn't want the enemy to win against them.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
That they will get them.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
He didn't want them to focus on the past but rather on the future.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
He felt relieved and felt a sense of closure.
Moving West/ Manifest Destiny.
Manifest Destiny was the god given right to move west.
Native Americans were continually pushed further and further west.
The Great Plains would be a desert if it less rain each year.
People moved west for more economic opportunities.
Cattle Ranching was one of the reasons people moved west.
Farming.
Homestead Act.
Gold and Silver Mining.
Mountain Men.
US Military
Cowboys and Cattle Ranching
Peaked between 1867-1880
It was a very romanticized period of time in US history.
It was lonely and dangerous for cowboys.
25% of cowboys were former slaves.
Texas had a lot of ranches.
Ranchers made money by driving cattle to the north.
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