Blogs US History 10-14

Monday- Part two and final part of test.

Tuesday- Watched video of George W Bush and how he reacted and what he did with the attack of 911

Wednesday-

1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?- He was at school and kids were reading.

2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis? Be calm

3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away? Because they might've attacked the white house and could of been in danger.

4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur? They grounded all the planes and if you didn't follow order will shoot down the plane.

5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha? To be safe and has a bunker

6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service? He wanted to give his speech and show that we have won.

7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11? We will recover much grief but we will bring justice and end those people.

8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job? Got too look foward and can't be blaming people bring people to justice 

9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?- Closure at last.

Thursday- Chapter 5 Moving West

Why did people move to the great plains/West

1.  We had the right to do so we will take it over

Cattle Ranching, selling beef, sheepherding, farming, homestand act, build a home, have crops and gets a home

Gold and silver Mining, Working on the railroad, hunting and trapping and adventure

Buffalo, coating and bedding, sewing needles and buckets and cooking pots, pillows, soap, religous rituals, at the tongue and used it as a hairbrush

Mountain Men, Us Miltiary, fight native americans

Cattle Ranching and Cowboys

Peaked between 1867-1870

Very romanticized period of time in US history

Life was lonely and dangerous

25% were former slaves

Starts in texas, lot of open land and cattle, had no railroads, drive them up north,

Open range, an area of land where the cattle would roame free

Cattle had to be driven from texas to states further north- longer drives

Cowtowns- destination of the cattle drivers where cattle would be sold

What happened in dodge city

Lots of money to be spent, drinking, gambling, fights, prostitution, gunfights and duels, took the law into their own hands

Law and Order Wyatt erp

Friday- Video

 

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