First Peoples
The earliest Montanans hunted this Ice Age animal before it went extinct.
What is the mammoth?
These explorers led the first U.S. expedition into Montana in 1805.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
The discovery of this mineral brought thousands of newcomers to Montana in the 1860s.
What is gold?
Cowboys often moved cattle long distances on these.
What are cattle drives?
The Homestead Act offered settlers this many acres of free land if they lived on and improved it.
What is 160 acres?
Montana’s First Peoples moved often, living in these portable homes.
What are tipis?
Sacagawea belonged to this tribe.
Who are the Shoshone?
Conflict grew between settlers and tribes because settlers wanted this resource.
What is land?
This animal replaced cattle as the dominant ranching animal in eastern Montana.
What are sheep?
Homesteaders often built these small houses out of dirt and grass.
What are sod houses (soddies)?
This animal was central to Plains Indian culture, providing food, clothing, and tools.
What is the bison (buffalo)?
French and British fur traders built trading posts in Montana for this purpose.
What is the fur trade?
In 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought between the U.S. Army and these two tribes.
Who are the Lakota Sioux and the Cheyenne?
The harsh winter of 1886–1887 killed thousands of livestock and became known as this.
What is the “Great Die-Up”?
Many immigrants to Montana came from this European region.
What is Scandinavia (or specific: Norway, Sweden, etc.)?
Tribes often told these traditional stories to explain natural events.
What are oral traditions or myths?
This river was the main water highway used by fur traders in Montana.
What is the Missouri River?
The U.S. government forced tribes onto these lands.
What are reservations?
This invention ended the open range by dividing land.
What is barbed wire?
Montana became the ___th U.S. state in 1889.
What is the 41st state?
Name two of the main language groups of Montana’s tribes.
What are Algonquian and Siouan (or Salishan, Athabaskan, etc.)?
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory, including Montana, from this country in 1803.
What is France?
This chief famously led the Nez Perce on a 1,200-mile journey before surrendering in 1877.
Who is Chief Joseph?
This railroad linked Montana to the rest of the nation in 1883.
What is the Northern Pacific Railroad?
The first woman elected to the U.S. Congress came from Montana. Who was she?
Who is Jeannette Rankin?