Monday - Video Questions:
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was at a school listening to a lesson when someone told him. (Down in Florida)
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
Project calmness
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
Felt it would be irresponsible to go into a city that was attacked and didn't know what the terrorist were going to do.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
Closed off all airports, and forced any airplane down. Shoot down commercial airplanes that didn't respond.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
Figured it was the safest place for Bush to be. (secure bunkers, better communication)
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 needed to go home. He wanted to speak from the capital to assure people that everything is okay. (from oval office not bunker) (wanted to be in nations capital) (didn't want the terrorist to feel like they won in their heads)
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
To assure people that the government was doing their job and will do everything to protect the people. Close to a declaration of war without actually declaring war. (Bring justice)
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
He wanted them to look forward and be concentrated instead of looking back on what they could've done.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
Grateful, closure, and gratitude. Wasn't happy or overjoyed.
Tuesday -
Discussed Questions
Watched another video
Wednesday - Moving West Con....
Railroad was a very important part of our history
16,000 a mile
Hunting/Trapping/Adventure - For food
What do you think they hunted? Why? Buffalo because there were a lot of them, deer (meat and fur)
What do you think they trapped? Why? Rabbits, Raccoons, Beaver (Sold fur)
Another way to get rid of the Indians (Buffalo) used all of the buffalo for other stuff
1800 - 15 million buffalo
1870 - 1,000
2000 - 260,000
Hair: pillow and saddle stuffing, clothing decorations and rope
Pelt: Clothing and blankets
Tail: Decorations and fly swat
Fat: used for cooking and to make soap
Brain: for tanning hide
Skull: Religious rituals
Horns: toys, decorations, cutlery, cooking utensils and cups
Tongue: food
Manure: fuel (also known as buffalo chips)
Meat: eaten cooked, dried (for the winter) or raw
Stomach: Buckets and cooking pots
Hooves: glue and tools
Untanned skins: harnesses, belts, rope ties, string, shields and bags
Tanned skins: Moccasins, clothing, tent covers, bags, dolls and saddle blankets
Tendons: sowing thread and bowstrings
Bones: sewing needles, arrowheads, saddle frames, sledge runners, knives and tools.
Indians felt like they were being attacked
Mountain Men - Explorers, trappers living in the wilderness/Very common in the Rocky Mountains, employed by fur companies
Built Shacks
US Military - Containing the NA's in the West = led to many battles called the American Indian wars
Can you name any famous battles? Little Big Horn (Military did not win) General Custard (Thought he was going to defeat but Indians had better advantage/ended up killing all Custard's men including Custard), Wounded Knee ( took place in SD, Military killed 300 Indians females and children included)
Thursday - Moving West Con....
Cattle Ranching + Cowboys
Peaked between 1867 - 1880
Open range - Area of land where cattle roam free
Railhead towns - Towns at the end of the railroads
Ranchers - People who owned ranches + cattle
Texas longhorns - Cross breed of cattle
Long drive - herding + moving cattle
Cattle Barons - Bigger Ranchers (pushed out smaller ranchers)
25% of cowboys where ex-slaves
Life of a cowboy - Lonely + dangerous
Cattle industry fell when the price of beef fell
Longhorn Steer - A cross breed between the settlers cattle and Mexican cattle (Sturdier)
Open Range - Are there still open ranges in the U.S. today? Yes, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana
Long Drives - Taking the cattle to market from Texas to Kansas railhead = 1,000 miles
Cowtowns - Dodge City, Kansas, Railroad + cows - traders. The town needs: Resturants, Motels, Saloon
What happened in Dodge City stayed in Dodge City
Lots of money to be spent
Drinking
Gambling
Fights
Prostitution
Gunfights/Duels - Took the law into their own hands
Abilene, Kansas
Sedalia, Missouri
Law and Order - Wyatt Earp - Gunfight at the OK Corral
Wild Bill Kickok - Took law into own hands - gambled, actor
Friday - Pop Quiz
Omaha Stockyards - Load cattle on trains and then trucks (Biggest in the world)
Kansas City Stockyards - Railroad, middle of the country, easy for farmers and ranchers to get to
Why were long drives necessary? To get them to the railroad (Texas, to wherever they could load to train)
Why did they come to an end after only 15-20 years? Barbed Wire, the railroads started to get closer so eventually they could truck them, great plains were being farmed, farmers didn't like it when a whole bunch of cattle came in their fields
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