Great Plains
This Bison inhabited the Great Plains.
What is Buffalo?
The 7th Cavalry Battalion Colonel who is responsible for extensive Native American deaths.
Who is George A. Custer?
An Act which gave federal land to the states in 1862 and 1890.
What is the Morrill Act?
A battle between Sioux and Cheyanne forces and American forces, leading to a U.S. defeat.
What was Little Bighorn?
A house build of dirt, usually part-carved in hills.
What is a Soddy?
A trail leading through Sioux territory.
What is the Bozeman Trail?
African-Americans moving from the Post-Reconstruction world to Kansas.
Who were Exodusters?
A treaty in 1868 restricting the Sioux to a reservation along the Missouri River.
What is the Treaty of Fort Laramie?
A conflict in 1874-75 between Kiowa and Comanche.
What is the Red River War?
This rush attracted many in the east to the west in 1873.
What is the Gold Rush?
Spanish buffalo accustomed to dry climates.
What are Texas Longhorns?
Creator of the Patrons of Husbandry.
Who is Oliver Hudson Kelley?
An act passed my congress in 1887 made to naturalize Native Americans.
What is the Dawes Act?
A massacre 1864 resulting in the deaths of 150 unarmed and innocent civilians.
What is the Sand Creek Massacre?
A plan making Native Americans convert to American Culture.
What is Assimilation?
A slow moving formation of cattle and a small crew which wandered the trails of the West.
What is a Long Drive?
Leader of The Sioux during U.S. western expansion.
Who is Sitting Bull?
And act in 1887 which established agricultural testing stations.
What is the Hatch Act?
An ambush on American Forces during the Red Cloud's war, killing 81 Americans.
What was the Battle of a Hundred Slain?
Another name for the Patrons of Husbandry.
What is Grange.
A job which worked in ranching and long distance herding.
What is a Cowboy?
The Democratic Party's presidential Nominee for 1896.
Who is William j. Bryan?
An act promising 160 acres of land to any household leader.
What is the Homestead Act?
A massacre killing 350 Native Americans and ending the American-Indian wars.
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
The use of gold as currency.
What is the Gold Standard?