This was the name of a plow that revolutionized farming and is still an iconic name to this day
John Deere
100
This was the nickname given to African American cowboys in the West. Many of them moved out west to enjoy the increased freedoms
Buffalo Soldiers
100
Custer's Last Stand was the famous slogan given to this battle
Little Big Horn
100
The Yellow Brick Road in the Wizard of Oz represents this
The Gold Standard
100
This famous Estate was created partly due to the money made off of the Railroad industry by the Vanderbilt family
Biltmore
200
By enclosing the Open Range with this, it helped stop the long cattle drives and led to enclosed farming and animal raising
Barbed Wire
200
The Passing of this Act led to the creation of Colleges and Universities such as NC State and NC A & T
Morrill Land Grant Act
200
These two Indian massacres were the most notable of all the massacres out West and showcased the brutality between White/Indian Relations
Sand Creek and Wounded Knee
200
This group of people were the most influential in establishing the Populist party platforms. They were effected the most by rising prices and food costs
Farmers
200
These two immigrant groups were essential to the building of the Transcontinental RR
Chinese and Irish
300
This influential innovation was important because it helped convert energy in the west
Windmill
300
Name two of the influential gold or silver finds in the West that led to a boom in Westward expansion
Comstock Lode, California 49ers, Klondike Gold Rush
300
After his 1700 mile, 3 month trek, Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians were forced to surrender and go live on a reservation. Chief Joseph uttered these famous last words before he surrendered:
"I will fight no more forever"
300
What was the National Grange
An organization of farmers who united together to fight against RR companies, overproduction, and falling farm prices
300
Describe why federal land grants were important to the RR industry
The RR companies received land on both sides of their tracks, making this land desirable to settlers. The RR companies would then turn around and sell the land, helping spur westward expansion and industrialization
400
Due to farming innovations and the rapid westward expansion, this man wrote his Frontier Thesis explaining the closing of the frontier
Frederick Jackson Turner
400
What were two characteristics about Women living in the West
Received the right to vote before the rest of the United States, Prostitution, Dance-Hall Girls, more freedoms and rights
400
Describe the Dawes Severalty Act
Authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians
The act also provided that the government would purchase Indian land "excess" to that needed for allotment and open it up for settlement by non-Indians.
400
Explain why the Populists were an influential Third Party
They gained significant seats in Congress, had competitive President Candidates, and the reforms that they advocated for eventually came to be law during the Progressive Era
400
Name 3 effects of the RR boom that swept across America.
Increased Westward Expansion, City Boom, Time Zones, Monopolies and Millionaires, Linked America together, etc
500
These new types of houses sprang up in the West and allowed for staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer
Sod Homes
500
Name 3 conditions of the Homestead Act
Allowed any head of household to claim 160 acres of land
Each homesteader had to build a home on the land, make improvements, and farm the land for 5 years.
Had to receive a title from the gov't after 5 years.
500
Name three of the Indian Tribes who were effected by Westward Expansion and Indian Wars
Sioux, Lakota, Crow, Nez Perce, Cheyenne, etc
500
Give 3 examples of Populist Party Platforms
Shorter working hours, endorsed labor unions, graduated income tax, getting rid of protective tariffs, government regulation of big business, aid to farmers.
500
Give the names of the two RR's who came together to create the Transcontinental RR and the location where they met.
Union Pacific, Central Pacific, Promontory Point, Utah