Western Vocabulary
to make peaceful
What is pacify?
She was an American Saint who helped the poor and outcast, especially Native Americans.
Who was Katherine Drexel?
This Cheyenne girl/woman became the father of Little Big Man's children.
Who is Sunshine?
The Central Pacific Railroad built from California and headed east, hiring and mistreating many workers from this Asian country.
What was China?
a person, plant, or animal that lives in a particular place or region; an inhabitant
What is a denzien?
Sioux chief who was feared when The Ghost Dance became popular. We're not sure if he danced but evidently was famous for reclining on the ground. He was killed during the fighting with US troops.
Who was Sitting Bull?
This is how cowboys got cattle to northern railroads or markets from places like Texas.
What were cattle drives?
the occupation of Meriwether Lewis
What is a traveling salesman? (or medicine salesman)
To encourage western settlement, Congress passed the Homestead act in 1862, which gave settlers this many acres of land at a real bargain.
What was 160?
This was money given to someone or to some group to help him or them continue to function.
What is a subsidy?
He was a Catholic priest who was trusted by Native Americans because he did not speak with a forked tongue.
Who was Father Pierre-Jean De Smet?
Little Big Man belonged to this tribe in the film.
Who are the Cheyenne? (or Human Beings)
The Union Pacific Railroad built westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and hired and mistreated many workers from the European island country.
What was Ireland?
the agricultural practice of growing only one crop
What is monoculture?
So tired of fighting, this Native chief is famous for his words: "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who was Chief Joseph?
This was land set aside by the US government for the Native Americans.
What is a reservation?
This tribe often fought the Cheyenne.
Who are the Pawnee?
Sometimes, stampedes by these animals of the plains caused real challenges as railroads were built - especially headed west.
What were buffalo or American bison?
the place on a railroad where roads and other transportation routes began
What is a railhead?
This 2-word term means that the United States was meant by God to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What was manifest destiny?
The First Transcontinental Railroad was built by two companies, who joined their rails at Promontory Point in what present-day western state?
What is Utah?