Vocabulary
A large number of wagons traveling together is called this.
A wagon train
This is a horse drawn vehicle that was used for carrying people and mail.
Stage coaches
Name 3 groups of people you could find on the frontier.
Miners, farmers, cattlemen, Native Americans
The Cheyenne, Comanche, Blackfeet, and the tribes of the Sioux Nation lived in this area of the United States.
The Great Plains
This "Act" made it very easy for pioneers to own land.
The Homestead Act
What was a "homesteader"?
A pioneer who owned land under the Homestead Act. They had to follow guidelines in order to get the land for free or for a small fee.
Which vehicle did homesteaders use to move to the frontier?
Wagons
There were a variety of racial and ethnic groups represented on the frontier. Name 3 of these groups.
Primary groups included: Chinese, Irish, African Americans, Hispanic, German.
The Plains Native Americans were nomads. What is a nomad?
A person or group that moves from place to place as they follow their food sources. (Buffalo for the Plains Native Americans)
Colonel Custer and all of his troops were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. This battle is known by two names. What is one of these names?
The Battle of Little Big Horn
Custer's Last Stand
This is the name for a person who searches for gold, silver, or other mineral.
Prospector
This vehicle was used for shorter trips. It was less sturdy than other forms of transportation.
Carriages
Women suffrage was about women getting the right to do this _____________.
Vote
Name two famous Native American chiefs.
Chief Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Chief Red Cloud
The Dawes Severalty Act was passed with the promise of citizenship to Native Americans. What was the purpose of this "Act"?
The goal was to split Native American lands into individualized family size farms to make Native Americans more like settlers/farmers.
What word means - Extending across the continent?
Transcontinental
When groups of settlers moved west, they traveled in a ____________________.
Wagon train
Why would cattlemen want to move their cattle across the country?
They wanted to bring their cattle to the cities so they could get more money for them.
What was the religion practiced by the Native Americans?
The Ghost Dance
A massacre of 290 Native American men, women, and children occurred at this location.
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
What is a reservation?
Land set aside by the government for Native Americans.
Name the 2 railroads that met in Promontory Point, Utah to complete the transcontinental railroad.
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad
Tell 2 hardships/difficulties that homesteaders faced after arriving on the frontier.
Hard to plow soil, little rain, not a lot of trees in some areas, hot temperatures in summer, cold winters, etc.
Tell how the Plains Native Americans' way of life was destroyed? Give supporting details to your response.
The government killed off almost all of the buffalo. The Native Americans used the buffalo for - food, clothing, shelter, and tools.
The Burlingame Treaty was modified in response to the Fourteenth Amendment. Which group of people were directly affected by these documents?
The Chinese immigrants.