Wyoming v. Houghton 526 U.S. 295 (1999) FACTS: After a routine traffic stop‚ a police officer noticed a hypodermic syringe in the shirt pocket of the car’s driver‚ which the driver soon admitted was for using drugs. The officer searched the passenger compartment for contraband and came upon a purse‚ which the respondent‚ a passenger in the car‚ claimed was hers. There was drug paraphernalia inside‚ and the respondent was arrested on drug charges. The evidence was admitted at trial and respondent
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of white settlers. When gold was discovered in the Black Hills‚ he joined the Arapaho to fight the invaders. Spotted Tail Spotted Tail (? 1833-1881) was born along the White River either in present-day South Dakota or near present-day Laramie‚ Wyoming. He became the leader of the
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LI 532 Paper #3 February 27‚ 2008 East of Eden: The Discovery of Innocence on the Western Frontier What happens in the West? What kind of change takes place when an individual crosses over the boundary separating what has been settled from what has yet to be— the frontier. Over the last few weeks I have continued to probe the idea of the West as a place that has yet to be defined. Many times‚ authors and people are not even sure where it starts as it is an invisible border that exists only
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Buffalo Bill was one of the most interesting figures of the old west‚ and the best known spokesman of the new west. Buffalo Bill was born in 1846 and his real name was William Frederick Cody. Cody was many things. He was a trapper‚ bullwhacker‚ Colorado “Fifty-Niner”‚ Pony Express rider‚ Civil War soldier‚ wagonmaster‚ stagecoach driver‚ and even a manager of a hotel. He changed his name to Buffalo Bill sometime in his early twenties for his skill while supplying railroad workers with
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Seasons Buffalo go through several physical changes throughout the year. Their activities also change with the seasons. Buffalo fur is mostly dark brown with black patches; it is very thick and warm. To help during the cold nights in places like Wyoming where it can get to 40°F below zero. But when spring comes and it becomes warmer the buffaloes shed their thick coats. In the summer insects and fleas bother the buffalo to get rid of them‚ buffalo wallow- roll around in the dust and mud to smother
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Of the Great Plains in Wyoming‚ Devils Tower is an “upstanding” feature. It is located on the northwestern part of the Black Hills-Bear Lodge uplift‚ which is a mountainous region. During the Laramide Orogeny‚ about 60 million years ago‚ this region formed. The process of the formation of mountains is called an orogeny. Rocky Mountain ranges‚ such as the Bighorn Mountains and Uinta Mountains were formed by the Laramide Orogeny. Devil Tower stands 867 feet from base to summit‚ and above sea level
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Natasha Black Assignment 1 Settlement West There are many reasons the settlers were motivated to face dangers and hardships to move west. They believed they would have better opportunities in the west that they did in the east. The west was completely open and a place for new beginnings. Farmland was available and no one owned anything so everything was available for them to take‚ many settlers made a living working on farms‚ so this brought on many job opportunities for them. The United
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The Blackfeet: Native American Mini Research By: Nathanael Cho The Blackfeet or Blackfoot is a Native American tribe that was originally located in Canada‚ Montana‚ and Idaho. The majority of the tribe is located in Alberta‚ Canada‚ where three of the four Blackfeet bands are established. The Blackfeet can be found in the Great Plains‚ around many rivers and mountains. Some of these rivers include the Yellowstone River and the Missouri River. Also‚ just east of the Rocky Mountains‚ a major boundary
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a book report on a lady’s life in the Rocky Mountains‚ A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains Bird L. Isabella. A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press‚ 1960. Bib.‚ Illus.‚ index ‚ map. 256 P. Isabella L. Bird is the author of A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains the book is composed of letters from Isabella Bird written to her sister. Isabella dedicates her book to her sister. Bird was a sophisticated woman from England. In her twenties she began
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Even earlier‚ in 1920‚ Cummings published the poem “[Buffalo’s Bill]” as an elegy for William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. An American cowboy in the late 1800’s‚ Buffalo Bill symbolized Western America and received recognition for his fighting talents in the Civil War and his show Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Written three years after Bill’s death‚ this poem serves as a memorial of the American hero‚ whilst questioning whether or not he was a true hero. The first layer of the poem describes Buffalo
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