people
Who was Daniel Boone
He was a amircan pioneer and frontiersmen
What was the Treaty of Fort Laramie
a landmark agreement between the U.S. government and the Sioux Nation
Who was Geronimo
a famed leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache
Where was the Chisholm Trail
from South Texas to railheads in Kansas
Who were the Mormons
adherents of a religious movement that began with Joseph Smith in the early 1800s
Who was Sacagawea
She was a young Lemhi Shoshone woman who became an indispensable guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
What was the Treaty of Medicine Lodge
a series of three treaties signed in October 1867 between the U.S. government and several Plains Indian tribes
Where was the Cattle Drive
primarily happened in the American West from the 1860s to the 1890s
Where was Santa Fe Trail
from Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Who were the Mountaln men
rugged American frontiersmen explorers
Who was William Clark
He was an amarican explorer
What was the Morrill Act
a landmark U.S. legislation that provided federal land grants to states to establish public colleges focused on agriculture
Who was Brigham Young
An amarican riligious leader and politician
Where was the Oregon Trail
from Missouri to Oregon starting at Missouri River towns like Independence and St. Joseph
Who were the Exodusters
African Americans mostly former slaves who migrated from the post-Reconstruction South
Who was John C. Fremont
He was an United States Army officer
What was the Homestead Act
a U.S. law offering 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee
Where was the Pony Express
between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California
Where was the Long Walk
Maine to Massachusetts
Who were the Sodbusters
pioneering farmers, particularly in the 19th-century Great Plains
Who was Zebulon Pike
American explorer and army officer famous for leading expeditions into the Louisiana Purchase
What was the Dawes General Allotment Act
a U.S. law that aimed to assimilate Native Americans by breaking up tribal reservations and allotting land to individual families for private ownership
Who was William Jennings Bryan
He was an amarican lawyer
Where was the Dry Farming
it's a global practice in dry climates
Who were the Ghost Dance
a widespread Native American spiritual movement in the late 1800s