When the West Was Wild

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1. Who is considered to be the first "mountain man"? Forrest Hancock Manuel Lisa Joseph Dickson John Colter

2. How did John Jacob Astor make his money? inheritance gold mining fur trade silver mining

3. A little western slang for you: what do the initials G.T.T. stand for? Gone To Tennessee Gone To Texas Give The Time Get The Train

4. This young man arrived in San Francisco during the gold rush to sell tent canvas. Unfortunately, he found the market completely saturated. So, he did something else with his canvas. Who was this enterprising man? Answer: (first and last or just surname; jeans)

5. Who was the first robber of a Wells Fargo stagecoach? Black Bart Rattlesnake Dick Jesse James The Dalton Gang

6. The Missouri Treaty gave the United States 43 million acres of land. With what tribe was this treaty signed? Commanche Omaha Kiowa Lakota

7. The Pony Express delivered the mail to Out West for 24 months. True False

8. This 22-year-old was hired by the Union Pacific to bring in bison meat to feed the workers. He is credited with killing over 2,900 buffalo. Who was this man? Answer: (full name or nickname: he put on a great show later in his life)

9. Who hammered the Golden Spike that connected the Union Pacific to the Central Pacific at Promontory Point? Thomas C. Durant William F. Cody Leland Stanford Grenville Dodge

10. Many freed slaves began a mass movement to the West. What did they call themselves? Journeymen Seekers Exodimigrants Exodusters

11. In which country did the term "cowboy" originate? Mexico Australia Ireland United States of America

12. What were unbranded cattle called? Answer: (One Word: have you seen "Top Gun"?)

13. On his first cattle drive to Colorado, this man knew his men would need to eat, so he revamped an Army surplus wagon and invented the chuckwagon. Who was he? "Pecos" Bill Hunt Jesse Chisolm Charles Goodnight Oliver Loving

14. This bandit, considered to be the first of the Old West, was probably a hybrid of five outlaws. What was his name? Jesus Murieta Big John Three-fingered Jack Joaquin Murieta

15. The word "hoosegow" means graveyard. True False

16. Who were the first train robbers? James Gang Reno Gang Dalton Gang Youngers

17. Here's another Old West slang: What was an "owl hoot trail"? an outlaw's way of life the trails used by outlaws an outlaw's hide-out the final journey of an outlaw

18. What would Black Bart leave behind when he robbed stagecoaches? handkerchief poetry feather rose

19. How many common-law marriages did Belle Starr have? 5 7 1 3

20. Who claimed to have been married to "Wild" Bill Hickok, though no proof exists to that fact? Calamity Jane Agnes Lake Belle Starr Elizabeth Bacon