Important people
Led the Dakota Sioux uprising, but only wanted to fight soldiers not civilians
Chief Little Crow
Miners went here for the gold rush.
California
A nickname for farmers that plowed the plains, used a new method of farming to grow wheat in the dry environment
Sod busters
Tribe from Dakota
Lakota
Wild species of cattle that adapted to the Great Plains
Long horns
Named the the Great Plains the Great American Desert
Stephen Long
Cities that would spring up randomly following a successful gold strike.
Boomtowns
Was the most used method, in which farmers would plant seeds deep in the ground
Dry farming
most Native Americans followed buffalo
Nomads
unoccupied grass land owned by the government where cattle roamed free
Open Range
Commander of the U.S. Army troops at the Sand Creek Massacre
John Chivington
Self appointed volunteers who would punish wrong doers
Vigilance Committees
Massive farms, over 50,000 acres of land, that brought huge profits to the owners
Bonanza Farms
regular payments of money or goods provided by the U.S. government
Annuities
the practice of driving large herds of cattle to cowtowns
Long Drives
Found the biggest silver mine
Most widespread and effective mining technique
Hydraulic Mining
A horse drawn farm machine that automatically cuts and gathers grain crops
Mechanical Reaper
Settlers from the east came to the plains
Reason for conflict between Settlers and Native Americans
Massive ranches that covered thousands of acres
Haciendas
Tricked Captain Fetterman and other US soldiers into coming out of their fort and ambushed them.
Crazy Horse and The Lakotas
Losing business/ money abruptly
Going Bust
This destroyed crops and turned dirt into dust
Drought
69 to 600 Cheyenne died
Sand Creek massacre
Mexican cowboys that trained American cowboys
Vaqueros