WILD WEST
government plan giving 160 acres of land to those who promised to live on it for five years and make improvements to it
Homestead Act
Custer was defeated at the Battle of the ______.
Little Bighorn
unfenced lands used for grazing cattle
open range
rich deposit of ore
paper money not backed by gold or silver
lode
greenbacks
The slogan ______ was used by many people who moved to Colorado seeking to strike it rich mining for gold.
A ___ is a rich deposit of ore.
“Pike’s Peak or Bust!”
lode
cowboy in charge of the men, equipment, and animals on a cattle drive
those who illegally staked their claims in Oklahoma before the official start of the land boom
trail boss
Sooners
The Apache leader who resisted being moved to a reservation was ___.
Geronimo
The _____ Trail led cattle from Texas along the Pecos River through New Mexico to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Goodnight-Loving
The _____ Lode was a rich deposit of gold and silver in Nevada.
The state of _____ used to be called Indian Territory.
Comstock
Oklahoma
The _____ Lode was a rich deposit of gold and silver in Nevada.
During the Civil War Congress issued paper money called ___.
Comstock
greenbacks
The _____referred to the unfenced lands where cattle grazed.
The ____ Trail brought cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas.
open range
Chisholm
The chief of the Nez Perce tribe who tried to retreat from US Army forces but was taken prisoner was ___.
Chief Joseph
group that represented the interests of farmers
Grange
The state of Oklahoma was formerly called _______.
The ____Trail led from Texas along the Pecos River through New Mexico to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Indian Territory
Goodnight-Loving
The ___ Act of 1862 gave 160 acres of land to individuals who paid a fee, lived on the land for at least five years, and made improvements to it.
Boomers were those who participated in the land boom in Oklahoma, while those who staked their claims before the land was officially opened were called ___.
Homestead
Sooners
The book ______portrayed the government’s ruthless and often deceitful dealings with Native Americans.
The ____ Act tried to Americanize Native Americans by giving land to individual families rather than tribes.
A Century of Dishonor
Dawes
At the ________ Massacre, over 150 Native Americans and 25 soldiers were killed.
Wounded Knee
The person in charge of the men, equipment, and animals on a cattle drive was the _____.
trail boss
A social and educational organization that became involved in political issues to promote the interests of farmers was the ____.
The American army officer killed in a battle against the Sioux was ___________.
Grange
George Armstrong Custer
Who were “Exodusters”?
blacks who fled discrimination in the South and moved to the West
the following were reasons settlers were willing to move to the West
it appealed to people’s sense of rugged individualism
a person could largely determine his own future in the West
people were more able to enjoy the fruits of their labor with fewer constraints
Each of the four following was a difficulty of driving cattle
laws were passed to prohibit the passage of herds through some lands
cattle often stampeded
it was difficult to drive cattle through thick forests and brush
cattle often got sick from ticks picked up along the trail
What was the purpose of cattle brands?
to identify the ownership of cattle
Why were mail-order catalog companies important to settlers in the West?
They could ship a wide range of goods to people in the West.
Each of the three following events were a major advancement for the meatpacking industry.
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a. the conversion of animal by-products into products that could be sold
b. the building of large meatpacking plants in cities like Chicago
c. the use of refrigerated railcars to transport fresh meat across the country