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The person in charge of a cattle drive
What is trail boss
100
One of the missionaries to the west
Who is Ezra Fisher
100
"Sooners" slipped across the boarders and claimed land before they were allowed during
What is Oklahoma Land Rush
100
To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, symbols were used called
What is brands
100
One of the first marshals of Abilene
Who is Tom Smith
200
People who slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during the Oklahoma Land Rush
Who are "Sooners"
200
The colonel who led US forces at the battle of Little Bighorn
Who is George Custer
200
A sudden rush of scared animals that run away from the trail
What is stampede
200
Animal that Spanish settlers brought to America
What is longhorn
200
Inventions were a great help to these people settling in the West
What is Farmers
300
People who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents
Who are "Boomers"
300
The Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Who is Crazy Horse
300
Moving a herd of cattle
What is cattle drive
300
A town that grew quickly
What is boomtown
300
When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different
What is landforms
400
Prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs
Who is sodbuster
400
The Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington D.C. and spoke with President Hayes about his people
Who is Chief Joseph
400
The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing
What is Dawes Act
400
Open land in the West that had not been settled
What is frontier
400
An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans
What is reservation
500
Crossing a continent
What is transcontinental
500
Trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after
Who is Jesse Chisholm
500
Explain the Homestead Act
What is settlers were allowed to own 160 acres if they built a house, lived on the land, and improved the land over a period of 5 years
500
A rich source of precious metals
What is lode
500
This Native American tribe guarded the rails
What is Pawnee
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