Plains Wars
This event was largly a massacre because the tribe was only at the fort to surrender
Sand Creek Massacre
What was the most common profession of Western Settlers?
Farmers
The discovery of this led to thousands of people to move to California in 1849
Gold
This invention allowed people to travel across the US very quickly
Railroads
This non-specific person was in charge of most of the US Western development
The President
This event is also known by the name of Custer's Last Stand
Battle of Little Bighorn
This was the nickname for black soldiers on the plains
Buffalo Soldier
The job prior to ranching that most ranch hands had in the West
Cowboy
This was the most iconic gun of the Cowboys
Colt 45 Revolver
This person made all men in the West equal
Samuel Colt
This event happened after the tribe was disarmed due to them performing the Ghost Dance the previous day.
Battle of Wounded Knee
The one advantage women in the West had over women in the East
Voting Rights
Miners also went west, specifically Northwest to mine this
Silver
This allowed for near instant Communication
Telegraph
This US Colonel led a massacre in which he instructed his men to "kill and scalp all"
John Chivington
The years of the Plains Wars
1860-1890
These two crops were the primary crops grown out west
Wheat and Corn
This job was a viable option for many former slaves because they could escape the South and make a living
Soldier
This invention literally closed off the west
Barbed Wire
This American led the only major defeat the US Army faced during the Plains Wars
Colonel George Custer
Chief Joseph led this tribe on a retreat to the Canadian Border
Nez Perce
This is what happened to most of the farms in the West
Sold off or defaulted on loans
These were the ones who profited in mining and farming in the West
Rich people/Businesses
This invention led to more western settlers moving out west and less issues with the Native Americans
Indian Reservations
This group of people were in charge of all of the US Native American Policy
Department of the Interior