People or Animals
Wagon Parts
Towns or Homes
Lands/Exploring
Miscellaneous
100
A man who looked for gold and other valuable metals in the West
What is a miner
100
a strong coarse cloth made from flex/hemp/cotton
What is canvas
100
Towns that grew very, very quickly. Often due to mining
What is a Boomtown
100
a large open area of grassland
What is the prairie
100
owning or controlling something
What is a possession
200
a person who is first to explore/settle in a new area
What is a pioneer
200
placed near the front of the wagon with a top that closes and stores things
What is a jockey box
200
An empty or deserted town where the mining has discontinued
What is Ghost town
200
new or unknown land explored
What is frontier
200
a large open-air fire
What is a bonfire
300
a person who settles in a area
What is a settler
300
goes over the head of each animal and settles on its neck
What is a neck yolk
300
A house on the Great Plains made from soil and grass
What is a sod house
300
an area of land ruled by ruler of a state
What is a territory
300
a warm bed covering made by lines of stiches
What is a quilt
400
any large group of people, with vehicles or animals in single file
What is a caravan
400
stops the wagon from moving
What is a break lever
400
a home made from around California or Oregon
What is a log home
400
engage in hazardous and exciting activity
What is adventure
400
Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
What is harsh
500
a uncontrolled group of rushed cattle
What is a stampede
500
this bed floats if necessary and works in situations such as crossing a river
What is a yankee bed
500
a home where a cow can fall on your dining table
What is a dugout
500
The huge grassland area of the Great Plains where cattle were allowed to roam and graze
What is open range
500
A permanent army post AND Printed cotton fabric
What is a fort and calico