Monday-
9/11 Video
Tuesday-
Finish 9/11 video
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was visiting a classroom in Florida
2.According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
Stay Calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow president Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
They didn't know if there was anymore attacks coming
4. What did the US government/military do to ensure another attack did not occur?
They made all planes land or they would be shut down
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
It was a secure location, and it had good 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?
because he wanted to be in the white house in the time of crisis
7.What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9/11?
It was as close to a declaration of war as you could be without declaring war.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job?
He wanted them to look forward not backward
9.How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
He was relieved that he was killed.
Wednesday-
Hunting and Trapping- they needed food. They hunted buffalo, deer, they trapped beaver. They sold the fur. We got rid of the buffalo so that way the Native Americans would leave. In 1800 there was 15 million buffalo. 2000 there was 260,000. Tongue of a buffalo was used for food, Pelt, clothing and blankets, Bones were used for sewing needles arrowheads, knifes and tools. Stomach was used for buckets and cooking pots.
Mountain Men- explorers/trappers living in the wilderness in the Rocky Mountains, employed by fur companies. US Military- they contained the native Americans in the west- led to many battles called the American Indian wars.
Thursday-
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- peiople who owned ranches and cattle
Texas longhorns- cross breed of cattle
Long drive-Herding then moving cattle
Cattle Barons- Bigger Ranchers
25% of cowboys were ex-slaves
Life of a cowboy- lonely and dangerous
Cattle industry fell apart when the price of beef fell
Long drives- usually 1000 miles taking the cattle from Texas to Kansas
Cattle were loaded on trains out of Dodge City Kansas
Cow towns- Dodge City- lots of money to be spent Drinking, gambling, fights ,prostitution, gunfights/duels takes the law into their own hands
Abilene, Texas, Dodge City, Kansas, Sedalia, Missouri
Law and Order- Wyatt Earp beast, Wild Bill Hickok
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