Vocabulary
What do you call a symbol burned into a cow's hide that identified which ranch the animal belonged to?
What is a brand.
Trail boss
What cattle did Spanish settlers bring to America?
Longhorns
Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after? Jesse Chisholm, Ezra Fisher, or Tom Smith?
Jesse Chisholm
What do you call moving a herd of longhorns?
What is a cattle drive?
Define stampede
A sudden rush of scared animals that run away from the trail.
Who was the Sioux chief wo fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Chief Joseph, Crazy Horse, or Wild Bill Hickock?
Crazy Horse
Who was the Colonel who led the U.S. forces at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Tom Smith, Jesse Chisholm, or George Custer?
George Custer
What is the fronteir?
Land that has not been settled
What does transcontinental meaning?
Crossing a continent.
What was built to connect the West to the East?
The transcontinental railroad.
Who was Chief Joseph?
The Nez Perce Leader who travelled to Washington DC and spoke with President Hayes about his people.
What is a boomtown?
A town that grew quickly
Who is a sodbuster?
A prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs.
True or False: The people who raced to claim the land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents were called Sooners.
False. They were called Boomers.
Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene that used his hands more than guns?
Tom Smith
What is a lode?
A rich source of precious metal.
Explain the Dawes Act.
It was an Act that the Government passed to make Indians live more like white people.
What were some of the difficulties that workers had to face while building the transcontinental railroad?
Landforms.
Who was Ezra Fisher?
A missionary to the West.