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Define the word "brand"
A brand is a symbol burned into a cow's hide that identifies which ranch the animal belonged to
What landforms did workers face when building the transcontinental railroads?
rock, mountains
Trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after.
Jesse Chisholm
Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Crazy Horse
In this ACT land was opened in the West to settlers
Homestead ACT
Define the word "cattle drive"
moving a herd of longhorns
Why did white Americans not stay out of the Black Hills?
They wanted to get rich quickly
What event allowed "boomers" to race to claim land?
Oklahoma Land Rush
Define "reservation"
area of land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans to live on
How was settling the West both good and bad?
God made people to fill and rule the earth, but the Americans went about settling the West wrongly by mistreating the Native Americans
Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington, DC, and spoke with President Hayes about his people
Chief Joseph
Colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
George Custer
Define "frontier"
land that has not been settled
In what event did the "sooner" slip across the boarders and claim land before they were allowed.
Oklahoma land Rush
In this ACT Individual Indians were allowed to own land
Dawes Act
What inventions were a great help to farmers settling in the West?
steel plow, reaper, windmill
Where were cattle driven to be shipped by train?
Cow town
Which ACT made the Indians live more like white people
Dawes Act
One of the missionaries to the West
Ezra Fisher
What was a town called that grew quickly?
Boom town
What Act said that settlers were allowed to won 160 acres over the next five years?
Homestead Act
Define "longhorns"
wild cattle brought to America by Spanish settlers
Famous lawman of the West who was an expert shooter
"Wild Bill" Hickok
Define "lode"
rich source of precious metals
One of the first marshals of Abilene
Tom Smith