Settlers
Name for a man in the American West who gathered and farmed cattle (cows).
Cowboy
The route that people took when traveling west: the ________ trail. 2,170 miles long.
Oregon Trail
Native Americans were very dependent on this type of animal to live.
Bison
In 1803, the US gained a lot of land through the _________ purchase from France.
Louisiana
Name of the area of the US where cattle (cow) farms were located. It had a lot of grassland and farmland and was called the Great _______.
Plains
The term used for people who settled the "American Frontier."
pioneer
Vocabulary term for wild land, beyond the limits of civilization and settlement.
Frontier
True or False: All Native Americans had citizenship by the end of the 1800s.
False
Name for a large cattle farm in the western US.
Ranch(es)
In what year did the Civil War end and slavery was abolished?
1865
Name one country that immigrants came from during the California Gold Rush.
China, Australia, New Zealand
What was the approximate population of the US in 1800.
6 million.
Name of an area of land designed for Native Americans to live on.
Reservation
Name the term for American's belief that it was their god-given duty and responsibility to settle the West and unite the country.
Manifest Destiny
How long did it take to travel to the western US by going in a boat around South America?
6 months.
Many Europeans immigrated to the US because of available land due to the 1862 ___________ Act.
Homestead
The transcontinental railroad connected these two US states.
California and Nebraska
Name of the forced relocation of Native American tribes from the southeastern US farther west. Trail of ______.
Tears
In 1800, these 3 European countries still had many colonies in North America.
Spanish, French, English
How long did it take to reach the western US by foot before there was a railroad?
3-4 months
When settlers created a new town in an area of resources, it was called a _____ town. Then, when they left the town and no one lived there it was called a _____ town.
boom, ghost
During the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans from the southeastern US were moved to this US state.
Oklahoma.
Name of the Act that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society.
Dawes Act
In what year was the transcontinental railroad made?
1869
What was the US population by the year 1900.
76 million.