The Mining Booms
What is the term for towns constructed near mining sites?
What are boomtowns?
What type of cattle were prominent in Texas/the Plains as it was brought over by Spain?
What are longhorns?
Tracts of land set aside for the Native Americans to live on.
What are reservations?
Appeal to the common people.
What is populism?
Winner of the Presidential Election of 1896.
Who is William McKinley?
Define transcontinental railroad.
When a farmer settled on a piece of land, they claimed ownership of it.
What is homestead?
Battle between Sioux/Cheyenne and the U.S. led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, where the battle was finished in less than 30 minutes.
What is Little Bighorn?
The mass political movement started by farmers to solve their problems.
What is the National Grange?
What was the main source of food for the Native Americans living in the Plains?
What is buffalo?
These were created to prevent trains on different railroads from colliding with each other.
What are time zones?
What were cities that were built near railroads in the West called?
What are cow towns?
The famous Sioux leader who lured troops into the deadly trap at the Fetterman Massacre.
Who is Crazy Horse?
The Party of the People.
What is the Populist Party?
Site of last conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. government - where the funeral of Sitting Bull was held.
What was the event where prospectors discovered large deposits of silver in Nevada?
What is the Comstock Lode?
The herding of cattle 1,000 or more miles to meet the railroads.
What is the Long Drive?
This Native American leader attempted to negotiate peace with the US government.
Who is Black Kettle?
State three Populist ideas adopted by the U.S. in the 1900s.
What are changing the currency from the gold standard, income tax, 8-hour work days, secret ballot, and direct election of senators.
This Native American chief, along with Sioux warriors burned and looted white homes.
Who is Red Cloud?
Where was gold discovered after the California Gold Rush?
Where is Pikes Peak, Colorado?
The law that gave up to 160 free acres of land for a small fee.
What is the Homestead Act?
This, which was passed by Congress in 1887, had the goal of taking away Native American private property and their nomadic lifestyle. It also wanted Native Americans to stop identifying with their tribal group.
What is the Dawes Act?
What are railroads and telegraph lines?
This Native American was killed because the government believed he created the Ghost Dance.
Who is Sitting Bull?