Monday- watch 9-11 video
What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
Went for a run and then reading to little kids in a classroom.
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
Project calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
For safety. He'd be an easy target if he went back.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
Closed all airports nationwide. Force all airplanes down.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Belview?
It was the safest place for him to be.
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 orders from the oval office. Not a bunker in Belview.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
As close as a declaration of war without declaring war.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
He thought he needed the people looking forward not backward.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
He congratulated them and was grateful but not happy. Closure and justice had been done
Tuesday-
Finish video
Watch another video
Wednesday-
Offered 16,000 for one mile of flat land railroaded
Dubble that for mountains
Chinese made up 80% of workers
Magnified raciism however
Cut through the indian land and mountains
Buffilo
1800-15 million
1870-1,000
2000-260,000
Items indians used-
Pelts- clothing and blankets
Hair-pillows, stuffing, rope
Fat- cooking, soap
Brain- tanning hide
Skull- rituals
Horns- toys, utensals, cups
Tounge- food
Stomach- buckets
Hoves- glue and tools
Tendons- sewing, bowstring
Bones- needle, arrowheads, saddle frames, knifes, tools
Mountain men
Explorers, trappers living in the wilderness. Common in the Rocky mountains, employed by fun companies
Military was fighting the Indians
Thursday- Sick-notes from Jayden
Moving west
1600 for railroads 3200 if went through mountains
Year 1800 15 million buffalo in US
Year 1870 only 1000 buffalo
Mountain men explores or tapers living in the forest employed by fur companies
Us military main job was containing native americans in the west
v Moving west
1600 for railroads 3200 if went through mountains
Year 1800 15 million buffalo in US
Year 1870 only 1000 buffalo
Mountain men explores or tapers living in the forest employed by fur companies
Us military main job was containing native Americans in the west
* Cattle ranching and the cowboy
· Peaked between 1867-1880
· Open range – the land cows were in
· Railhead towns- towns at the end of railroads
· Ranchers – people who owned ranches + cattle
· Texas longhorns – cross breed of cattle (between settler’s cows and Mexico cows)
· Long drive- herding + moving cows
· Cattle barons – bigger ranchers and small business owner
· 25% of cowboys were ex slaves
· Life of a cowboy was lonely and dangerous
· Cattle industry fell when price of beef fell
· No open range in Iowa fence law you must keep fence up if your cow gets out and it gets hit it's your fault
*What happens in Dodge City stays in Dodge City! Like Vegas
· Lots of money spent
· Drinking
· Gambling
· Fights
· Prostitution
· Gunfights/ duels
· Dodge city was a cow town
* Wyatt Earp was a sheriff in dodge city
· Wasn’t afraid use any means necessary to get his point across
· Then went to Tombstone, Arizona
· Went there to seaside in the silver rush without swing a pickaxe
*Gunfight at ok coral
· Tombstone, Arizona
· Cowboy mafia starting
· Back then cowboy was 2 words and meant (deadbeat criminal)
· On top of each other
· Doc cocks the barrel and that was the point of no return
· Everyone else was shot but Wyatt Earp was the only one left unhurt he never moved
*Wild Bill Hickok was shot in deadwood, South Dakota he was shot playing card
· A dead man's hand is what was left in his hand when he died
Friday-
Pop quiz
Omaha stalk yard
In between omaha and Bellevue-nothing left
Farmers would bring their cows and then they would be cut up
Long drivers were necessary (bringing cows from Texas to Omaha)
It ended because trains could, plus people were planting crops and didnt want cown going thro them
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