The name given to the grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States.
What is the Great Plains?
100
A name given to the African Americans who moved from post-Reconstruction South to Kansas.
Who was the exodusters?
100
Inflation, falling food prices, and a tight money supply all intensified the mounting debt of this profession on the plains.
What is farmers?
100
A word for giving up ones beliefs and way of life to become part of another culture.
What is assimilation?
100
In "The Walking Dead" this is the name of Rick's son.
What is Carl? (Coral!)
200
The policy of The Great Plains as a Native American open reservation changed when this group began moving into "settle" the believed to be unsettled land.
Who is white settlers?
200
The act offered 160 acres of land in the Plains for free to any citizen or intended citizen. However, only 10 % of land intended to go to families did. Instead, big businesses and railroads used the law for profit.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
200
Oliver Hudson Kelley started the Patrons of Husbandry, an organization for farmers that became known as this. Its original purpose was to provide a social outlet and an educational forum for farm families.
What is the Grange?
200
Also known as Tatanka Iyotanka, he was the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux. He was a warrior, spiritual leader, and medicine man. George Custer met his end at the hands of this man.
Who is Sitting Bull?
200
"Just a city boy
Born and raised in south Detroit
He took the _________ goin' anywhere..."
What is "midnight train"?
300
The extended family, horse and this burly animal were central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's.
What is the buffalo?
300
Although this mode of transportation helped connect the Pacific and East coast and all places in between it is also most responsible for what some historians believe to be what end the era of the wide open frontier.
What is the railroad?
300
Farmers in the late 1800's supported a bimetallic monetary system, or a money system in which both gold and silver were used as legal tender for this reason.
What is it would put more money in circulation or there would be more money available?
300
This was the final battle of the supposed "Indian Wars". Over 300 unarmed Native Americans including children were massacred.
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
300
1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017 are the release years for this major movie franchise.
What is Star Wars? (Bonus 100 pts if you can name them by title in order)
400
This major event kicked off the war against the Plains Indians. It would be the first "massacre" in a chain of events that took place during the so-called Indian Wars.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
400
These free standing "houses" on the plains were constructed
by stacking blocks of prairie turf. Like a dug out, they were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. But watch out for those critters!
What is a soddy?
400
This mans election to the presidency effectively marked the end of Populism.
Who is William McKinely
400
In 1862, this act was passed in order to encourage expansion into the west by settlers. It promised 160 acres to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household.
What is the Homestead Act?
400
This is the temperature (in Fahrenheit) water must reach in order to boil (with in 10 degrees)
What is 212 degrees?
500
This major conflict brought the end to the wars between the federal governments and the Plains Indians.
What is the Battle (massacre) of Wounded Knee?
500
This act gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.
What is the Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890?
500
Known as "the movement of the people" this new political base/party demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers and to give a greater voice to the people in their government.
What is Populism/Populist?
500
This person was the 25th president of the US. His election effectively ended the Populist movement. He favored the gold standard and was removed from office by a bullet to the stomach.
Who is William McKinley?
500
Samuel Clemens was his pen name. He wrote many adventure novels that took place on the Mississippi River.