The Land Before Time
The Absaroka mountains were named for this Native American tribe
Crow/Apsalooke
This legislation opened up the west to millions of settlers.
Homestead Act of 1862
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These marks allowed ranchers to identify their cattle
Brands
He started the Anaconda Copper Company and made Butte The Richest Hill on Earth
Marcus Daly
Coming together near the town of Trident, these 3 rivers form the larger Missouri river.
Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin
This guy drove the first herd of cattle into Montana. His ancestors still live in Paradise Valley
Nelson Story
Once a state capital, this town grew up around the first gold strike in Montana
Bannack
There are this many transcontinental railroads in Montana
3
The railroad that had/has a depot in Livingston
Northern Pacific
This obstacle took Lewis & Clark a month to go around
Great Falls
Located east of Livingston, this was the first Crow Indian Agency
Fort Parker
This trail connected the more famous Oregon Trail to the gold fields in Montana
Bozeman Trail
The event that burned almost 3 million acres in Montana and Idaho is called this
The Big Burn/Fires of 1910
He was an Irish convict banished to Van Diemen's Land before becoming a territorial governor of Montana
Thomas Meagher
It was a fashion trend that drove the demand for fur trapping
Beaver hats
This road connected the Missouri & Columbia rivers
Mullan road
Butte got this nickname because it once produced 23% of the copper in the world.
Richest Hill on Earth
With more coastline than the state of California, this lake was constructed from the Missouri in the 1930's
Fort Peck Reservoir
These dark storms were common during the Dust Bowl
Black blizzards
This National Monument was named for Sacagawea's son
Pompeys Pillar
Railroad land grants created a land ownership pattern that resembles this board game
Checkerboard
This oil field extends into North Dakota and fueled the oil boom of the 90's
Bakken
The first railroad entered Montana here
Monida Pass
A Senator who was a "pioneer of the conservation movement", there is a wilderness area and wildlife refuge named for him
Lee Metcalf