People
He was the Native American leader who led the victory of Little Bighorn and political resistance towards the Dawes Act and reservation life
Sitting Bull
This act encouraged settlement in the Great Plains of people from different backgrounds
Homestead Act
Animal critical for Native American survival
Buffalo
A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field is known as this
gold rush
How long did it take to get from the east to west coast when the Transcontinental Railroad was completed?
1 week
He led 200 American soldiers to their death in the Battle of Little Bighorn and was also killed
General Armstrong Custer
Dawes Act
What is the name for a thriving mining town?
Boomtown
Because settlers killed millions of buffalo, settlers were able to farm the land, BUT Native Americans lost an important source of _______
food
Because of the expansion of the transcontinental railroad, this became outdated
The Pony Express
He was the Republican from Massachusetts who proposed the Dawes Act
Henry Dawes
Pacific Railway Act
Name for a once thriving mining town, when people have all left the area
ghost town
What Native American tribe had the most reservations in North and South Dakota?
The Sioux
Because more settlers were moving west, the windmill, ______________, and the reaper were developed to help farmers
Steel plow
He was the chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and helped Sitting Bull defeat Custer
Crazy Horse
This battle was an overwhelming victory by the Native Americans and ended in Custer's death
Battle of Little Big Horn
Areas of federal land set aside for American Indians
reservations
Where did the Massacre at Wounded Knee take place?
South Dakota
The purpose of THIS was to connect the United States by railroad from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Transcontinental Railroad
Led the Nez Perce during the hostilities between the tribe and U.S. Army in 1877. He delivered a speech saying "my heart is sick and sad" to express why he lost his will to continue fighting.
Chief Joseph
This act allowed Congress to relocate Native Americans and move them to reservations in the west
Indian Removal Act
The term used for adopting traits of another culture
Assimilation
Because many members of Congress started to criticize the poor treatment of Native Americans, what act was passed?
The Dawes Act
This westward movement was considered a success for the settlers, but as a failure for Native Americans
(also represented in the picture in class)
Manifest Destiny