a geographic region in which the same standard time is used
time zone
gold and silver strikes created this, which is a town that seemed to pop up almost overnight near mining sites.
What are three reasons the Cattle Kingdom came to an end?
1. overgrazed land
2. falling prices
3. people began to fence in their land
a word for moving from place to place
nomadic
The first large farmers' organization was a network of local groups called the
National Grange
a cowhand of Hispanic origin
Vaquero
Once ore was gone and people left, boomtowns became what?
ghost towns
Texas ranchers had to drive their cattle hundreds of miles to reach railroads located in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. These journeys were called.....
long drives
a reservation
Stores owned by and operated for the benefit of farmers and set up as "cash-only" are called
Cooperatives
name given to early Great Plains farmers
sodbuster
a rail line that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts is called...
transcontinental
this is to earn ownership of land by living on it
Name three reasons Natives eventually wanted to leave their reservations
1. land that they were on was unfit for farming and hunting
2. government often failed to deliver promised food and supplies
3. goods that were delivered were of poor quality
a word for an appeal to the common people
populism
money or goods given by a person or government to support a project that benefits the public
subsidy
Name TWO reasons that railroad transportation was vital to the survival of the mining communities
1. Gold, Silver and other metals needed to reach factories, ports and markets
2. people in the western boomtowns needed supplies shipped from the east
What was the sodbusters practice of farming the Plains called?
what was the original agreement between the Sioux and the U.S. Government
that settlers would move into the Black Hills
Farmer's Alliance leaders formed the ________ _______ of the U.S.A
People's Party
an enterprise owned by and operated for the benefit of a certain group
cooperative
To help with high construction costs, the government gave railroad companies large __________, which were financial aids and land grants.
Subsidies
What is the nick name given to people that showed up early to the Oklahoma Land Rush and claimed most of the best land before everyone else.
"Sooners"
How did Sitting Bull respond to the U.S. offer to buy land?
he said he didn't want to sell even a small pinch of his peoples land
Why did the populists believe free silver would help farmers and debtors?
they believed having more silver coins in circulation would giver farmers more money to pay their debts.