Railroads and Transportation
Cowboys and Cattle
Mining and Boom Towns
Native Americans
Farming and Settlement
100
________ are new places that have been formed along the Transcontinental Railroad
Towns
100
Who are vaqueros?
Mexican and Spanish cowboys taught American cowboys important skills.
100
What is the Comstock Lode?
Famous for Mr. Comstock, was the location where the first golden nugget/silver was found during the Mining Boom
100
Plains Native American women made these items for their families?
Clothing
100
This farming group was formed to support farmers' rights
a) Farmer's Alliance of Farmers
b) The National Granges
c) Farmer's Alliance Resources Trusts (F.A.R.T)
National Granges
200
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This railroad connected the eastern and western United States
200
The reason that cattle were "driven" long distances to the TR was for...?
So they could be sold on the east and west coast markets
200
________ led to this happening quickly in western towns
What is mining?
200
The shrinking herds of these animals hurt Native Americans' way of life...
Buffalo
200
What two things were of interest for people that would move to the west? What would they be acquiring...
Land and Wealth
300
What are mining and cattle industries and what made them grow quickly?
These two industries grew a lot because of the railroad.
300
True or False: The Wild West is known for adventure, opportunity, and this dangerous thing.
False. It was not like that at all.
300
Boom towns could avoid becoming ghost towns by establishing these two things....
Schools and Communities
300
What was the final battle (Colonel Custer) that was had in the West between Native Americans and the US army?
The Battle of Wounded Knee
300
Poor living conditions in this direction encouraged people to move west
East
400
Which of the following did NOT help during the building of the TR? a) Spanish b) Greek c) Chinese d) Americans
b) Greeks
400
What is a sodbuster?
A plains farmer that was known to break ground to plant crops in the Great Plains.
400
Who is someone who acts as a judge or sheriff to keep order ?
Vigilantes
400
Created by our government to protect Native American land, These were being broken and led to Native Americans losing their land
Treaties
400
What is this farming tool?
Plow
500
What was the main reason the railroad was built was to connect east and west for this activity?
Trade and Travel
500
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
a) Bob Marley Song
b) Josh Allen and the Bills against their opponents
c) Soldiers that were used to fight Buffalo
d) African and Native American soldiers fought for land in the West
d) African and Native American soldiers fought for land in the West
500
What midwestern state became home to Sooners and Boomers when 160 acres of land were handed out by government?
Oklahoma
500
In 1850, the western frontier went from this river to the Pacific Ocean.
Mississippi River
500
What is this farming tool for planting?
Seed Drill