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Government Policies
Cattle

Farming
N.A. Conflicts

Mining
100
Failed plan to give land to N.A. (160 acres).
What is the Dawes Plan?
100
A vast area of grassland owned by the Gov.
What is the Open Range?
100
Planting seeds deep in the ground.
What is dry planting?
100
A celebration ritual by the N.A..
What is the Ghost Dance?
100
Silver discovered in Nevada known as this.
What is the Comstock Lode?
200
Uprising by N.A. tribe over annuities not received from U.S. Gov. (Name the tribe)
Who are the Dakota Sioux?
200
Trail from Southern Texas to Abilene Kansas.
What is the Chisholm Trail?
200
The Great American Desert.
What is the Great Plains?
200
The Cheynne came to Fort Lyon to do this prior to the Sand Creek Massacre.
What is negotiate?
200
Mining using hand tools.
What is placer mining?
300
One effect of this act is the failure of assimilation by 1934.
What is the Indian Reorganization Act?
300
Ended the adventure of the long cattle drive.
What is barbed wire?
300
Falling wheat prices were due to this.
What is a glut or overproduction world-wide?
300
The leader of the troops at Little Big Horn.
Who is Custer?
300
Mining using pressurized water.
What is hydraulic mining?
400
This act gave settlers the chance to purchase land if they lived on it for 5 years
What is the Homestead Act?
400
Ranches covering thousands of acres.
What is a hacienda?
400
Plan U.S. used to force N.A. off of the Great Plains for settlers.
What is killing buffalo?
400
Said "I will Fight no more forever".
Who is Chief Joseph?
400
Boomtown law and order provided by.
What is vigilance committees?
500
Accepting anothers culture, traditions and way of life.
What is assimilation?
500
Hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains.
What is prarie fires?
500
50,000 acre farm.
What is a bonanza farm?
500
Annual payment.
What is an annuity?
500
City known for its lawlessness during the 1880's. Many Western movies patterned after this lifestyle.
What is Tombstone?