Rail Road
Miners
Cowboys & Cattle
Native American Interaction
"Catch All"
100
The Transcontinental RailRoad put this out of business
What is The Pony Express
100
These were the two main materials being mined for
What is gold and silver
100
Cowboys main job was to tend to what?
What is The Cattle
100
He was a major warrior for the Sioux, and surrendered to avoid starvation
Who is Sitting Bull
100
This act gave citizens 160 acres of free land
What is The Homestead Act
200
True or False: The railroad was a slower and inefficient mode of transportation
What is False
200
This was the name of the cities that grew around active mines
What is a Boomtown
200
This was when cowboys took the cows to railroad lines to head back east for slaughter
What is the cattle drive
200
Native and Settler violence and conflict originated over this
What is Land
200
This act set up agricultural (farm) colleges
What is The Morrill Act
300
True or False: The Transcontinental Railroad provided economic growth
What is True
300
Gold was discovered in this state in 1858
What is Colorado
300
Cattle farming was located in this region in US
What is The Great Plains
300
The massacre at this place caused the Natives to stop trusting the US and start to react violently
What is Sand Creek Massacre
300
This act intended to "Americanize" Native Americans
What is The Dawes Act
400
The Transcontinental Railroad moved toward this Ocean
What is Pacific Ocean
400
True or False: Cotton was a key mining material
What is False
400
Cattle grazing took place on this large, public land
What is the Open Range
400
This marked the end of the Indian Wars
What is The Battle at Wounded Knee
400
The Treaty of Fort Laramie forced Native Americans to live on reservations near this river
What is the Missouri River
500
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in this year
What is 1869
500
This was a leading cause of death for miners, caused by poorly planned explosions
What are cave ins
500
The increase demand for beef was caused by
What is immigration and rapid growing cities
500
This was the idea to give up your native culture and adopt a new one
What is assimilation
500
Native American tribes this over individualism
What is community
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