The process of making Native American practices more accessible to white people is called __________.
What is Americanization
100
Indian land was seized and Native Americans were forced onto reservations. Many reservations were in the state of _________ and it became known as Indian Territory.
What is Oklahoma
100
A person who takes justice into their own hands is called a ___________
What is a vigilante
100
This gave 160 acres to a head of household who lived on the land and farmed it for five years.
What is the Homestead Act.
200
He was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Who was General George Custer
200
People who move into an area, hoping to become rich from mining were called ___________.
What are prospectors.
200
Explain the different interpretations of the Ghost Dance.
Native Americans saw it as a sign of respect. White settlers thought it meant the Native Americans were preparing for attack.
200
Where was gold first discovered?
What is Sutter's Mill
200
This act gave land to the railroad companies to build lines.
What is the Pacific Railway Act
300
He said, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who is Chief Joseph (Nez Perce)
300
This trail for cattle drives ran from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas.
What is the Chisolm Trail
300
What brought the first wave of settlers to the west?
What is mining.
300
The mining at Comstock Lode was associated with what mineral?
What is silver
300
These were large farms that were operated like factories.
What are bonanza farms.
400
He was the leader of the Apache Native American tribe.
Who is Geronimo.
400
African Americans who moved west were called __________.
What are Exodusters
400
This action marked the end of the bloody conflict between the army and the Plains Indians.
What is Wounded Knee Massacre
400
The act broke up the reservations and made Native Americans individual land owners
What is the Dawes Act.
400
This act gave lands to states for colleges for agriculture.
What is the Morrill Act
500
He coined the term "frontier thesis" and thought that the frontier created men with a strong, individualistic American spirit.
Who is Frederick Turner
500
This term means to follow the herd and move from place to place.
What is nomadic
500
The Sand Creek Massacre took place in what state?
Colorado with the Cheyenne Native American Tribe
500
He invented barbed wire.
Who is Joseph Glidden
500
Stephen Long called the area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains ______________