native american
government intervention
boom
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100
this is where the United states placed all of the native americans
What are reservations
100
the government helped the railroad companies by offering them these low interest loans
What are subsidies
100
these were places for cowboys to meet up after a cattle drive
What are cow towns
100
these are the early settlers in the plains had to do lots of prep work before farming
Who are the sodbusters
100
this is the disease that has decimated Africa and has now entered the United states
What is ebola
200
this is a trance like state entered into by native americans as a form of meditation
What is the ghost dance
200
the government tried to stop white people from overtaking the reservations in search of gold with this treaty
What is the fort Laramie treaty
200
these popped up as tent cities as first
What are boomtowns
200
these are the first cowboys from the spanish colonies
What are the vaqueros
200
this quaterback just became the record holder for career touchdowns
Who is payton Manning
300
this is the native american who is being rembered with a massive rock sculpture in south Dakota
Who is crazy horse
300
this government intervention was aimed to better the treatment of the Native Americans by the United States
What is the dawes act
300
in many boomtowns this was the only form of justice
What is vigilanteism
300
this man revolutionized the cattle industry
Who is mccoy
300
this revolutionized transportation of people and goods across the United states
What is the transcontinental railroad
400
this was the leader that United many warring native tribes
Who is sitting bull
400
an attempt to help settle the west was made by the government with this intervention
What is the homestead act
400
over 36000 miles of track was laid during this
What is the railroad boom
400
this is the name given to the native americans that fought with the americans
Who are the buffalo soldiers
400
this man made famous the "wild west' shows
Who is buffalo bill
500
this tribe of native americans lived in the far west of the United states
What is new perces
500
the government planned this event to raffle off land
What is the Oklahoma land race
500
this discovery of silver was one of the biggest in the world
What is the comstock lode
500
these are former slaves that moved out west to start a life
Who are the exodusters
500
this is the number 1 song in the world this week
What is "all about that base"
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