Go for the Gold
grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States
What is the Great Plains?
state where gold was discovered in 1858, drawing tens of thousands of miners
What is Colorado?
tragic event in 1864 whereby colonel John Chivington and his troops killed over 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho
What is the Massacre at Sand Creek?
agreement in which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
What is the Treaty of Fort Laramie?
leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, also known as Tatanka Iyotanka
Who is Sitting Bull?
Colonel who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Who is George A. Custer?
also known as Custer's Last Stand
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
to leave your previous culture behind and identify with a different culture
What is assimilation?
law for Native Americans that gave 160 acres to each head of household and 80 acres to each unmarried adult
What is the Dawes Act?
bloody conflict that brought the Indian wars to a bitter end
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?
sturdy, short-tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain
What is beef?
the major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas
What is the Chisholm Trail?
percentage of cowboys that were African American
What is 25 percent?
the overland transport of animals that often lasted about three months
What is a long drive?
law that offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen who would cultivate the land
What is the Homestead Act?
African Americans who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas
What are exodusters?
a freestanding house made by stacking blocks of prairie turf
What is a soddy?
law that gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
What is the Morrill Act?
law that established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new developments
What is the Hatch Act?
enormous single-crop spreads of 15,000-50,000 acres
What are bonanza farms?
started an organization that provided a social outlet and educational forum for isolated farm families
Who is Oliver Hudson Kelley?
original name of The Grange
What is the Patrons of Husbandry?
name of the famous speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan
What is "Cross of Gold"?
monetary system in which the government would give citizens either gold or silver in exchange for paper currency or checks
What is bimetallism?