People of the Wild West
Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named for?
Who is Jesse Chisholm
Sooners slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the?
What is the Oklahoma Land Rush?
Prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat cattle, and hogs
What is a sodbuster?
a sudden rush od sacred animals that ran from the train
What is a stampede
Spanish Settlers brought this to America.
Wild cattle, longhorns
Who was the colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Who is George Cluster
To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, what were symbols used called?
What is a brand?
What is " crossing a continent?"
What is Transcontinental ?
True or false... When building the transcendental railroad worker had to face different landforms?
True
What did the Homestead Act allow?
Settlers were allowed to own 160 acres if they built a house, lived on the land, and improved the land over a period of five years,
Who was the Sioux Chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
Who is Crazy Horse?
person in charge of the cattle drive
What is trail boss?
a rich source of precious metal
What is a lode?
T or F .....An area of land set aside by the Us Government for Native Americans was the frontier?
False
Who was the one of the missionaries to the West?
Who is Ezra Fisher?
People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called.
What are "Boomers"
open land in the west that had not been settled
What is a fronteir?
a town that grew quickly...
What is a boom town?
Who is one of the first marshals of Abilene?
Who is Tom Smith?
The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing which act?
What is Dawes Act?
moving a herd of cattle
What is a cattle drive?
Farmers settling in the West found what to be a big help....
What is inventions