Moving West
Railroad that connected the entire country from east to west.
Name given to herding of cattle to trains that would then take them to market.
Cattle Drive
Process of making Indians more like U.S. citizens
Assimilation
How did the transcontinental railroad encourage people to settle in the great plains and in the far west?
It made traveling easier and faster.
Farmer's organization that fought for the farmers in the South and West.
Farmer's Alliance
Why did the U.S. government break treaties with Indian nations by going to war with them in the west?
To gain access to their land.
This invention made it quicker to plant crops.
The steel plow.
What problems did farmers face in the west during the 19th century.
Oversupply led to lower prices of farm goods.
Leader of the Nez Perce Trive
Chief Joseph
What happened to American Indian land as settlers moved west and the railroad expanded.
Their land was given to settlers and railroad companies.
Cattle were identified by.....
Branding
It forced them to live on land without the best resources and it reduced the amount of land where they could live.
These three inventions made it easier for people to live on the great plains.
Steel plow, steam locomotive, and barbed wire.
This invention allowed ranchers to keep their cattle from roaming freely.
Barbed Wire.
The Dawes Act.