Moving West
This term means "crossing a continent".
What is transcontinental?
A prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle and hogs
What is a sodbuster
The first Marshall of Abilene
Who is Tom Smith
Moving a herd of cattle
What is a cattle drive?
President that signed the Homestead Act
Who is President Lincoln
Land in the west that has not been settled
What is frontier
An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans
What is a reservation
One of the missionaries in the West
To make it harder for thieves to steal cattle, these symbols were used.
What is a brand.
The amount of land given to settlers
What is 160 acres
Farmers settling west found these to be helpful. Ex. plow
What are inventions
These people raced to claim land in Oklahoma by putting stakes in the ground and making tents.
What are Boomers
Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of Little Big Horn
The person in charge of a cattle drive.
What is a trail boss.
After a period of timed what could settlers do with the land given to them
When building the transcontinental railroad, builders had to go around many of these. Ex. mountains, rivers
What are landforms
A rich source of precious metal
What is lode
The colonel who led US forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn
George Custer
A sudden rush of scared animals that run away from a trail.
What is a stampede
The period of time that settlers needed to fulfull the Homestead Act within
What is 5 years
A town that grew quickly
What is a boomtown
Sooners slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed to during this important event.
What is the Oklahoma Land Rush.
Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington D.C., and spoke with President Hayes about his people
Who is Chief Joseph
These animals were brought to America by Spanish settlers.
What are longhorns
The three things a settler needed to do to fulful the Homestead Act
What is build a house, live on the land and improve the land.