Nez Perce
These words means "pierced nose" in French.
What is "Nez Perce"?
The Act that kicked of the greatest American railroad construction in the nations history.
What was the Pacific Railway Act?
The race of builders brought by Americans to work on the tracks.
What are the Chinese?
The people of the West that wished to strike rich.
Who were Miners?
An Act forcing the removal of American Indians.
What is the Removal Act of 1830?
This is where the Nez Perce tried to escape to.
What is Canada?
These Items that were transferred on the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is cattle, tools, and food?
The color of the final spike railed into the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is gold?
Towns that were booming during mining and are now no longer booming.
What are Ghost Towns?
The most famous battle for the fight to keep the West.
What is "Little Big Horn"?
This mans death was caused from a "broken heart"
Who was Chief Joseph?
This benefited the Western civilization.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
The two railroad companies met here and railed the last spike.
What is the Utah Territory?
These people herded cows to cow towns and infuriated Indians because they killed bison.
Who are Ranchers and Cowboys?
The two animals that Plains Indians survived on.
What are bison and horses?
The Nez Perce signed treaties to move to this reservation.
What is Lapwai, Idaho?
Animals killed by railway builders for food.
What are bison/buffalo?
The Railroad builders built this much track.
What is 164,000?
A town that is prosperous in a mining era.
What are Boomtowns?
This event led to the battle of Little Big Horn.
What was the finding of gold in the Black Hills of Dakota?
The amount of miles the Nez Perce came short of escaping to Canada.
What is 40 miles?
These are the two companies that raced to meet.
Who are the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific?
Most railroad builders were these.
What are Immigrants?
Animals sold by cowboys for different prices in different states.
What are cattle?
The group of Indians that killed 81 cavalry troops.
Who are the Sioux?