Buffalo Soldiers
This animal appeared on the uniforms of the Tenth Cavalry and served as the namesake for these African American regiments.
Buffalo
Most U.S. Army forts built in the 1800s were primarily designed to protect this specific group of people.
White Settlers
This first-ever locomotive in Kansas had to be transported across the Missouri River by boat to reach the town of Elwood.
Albany
This specialized "kitchen on wheels" was created by Charles Goodnight to improve the food and attract the best cowboys.
Chuck Wagon
Despite raising both a white flag and the American flag given to him by President Lincoln, this Cheyenne Chief’s camp was attacked at Sand Creek.
Black Kettle
While they were segregated and led by white officers, Black soldiers received this benefit—the same as their white counterparts.
equal pay
During the Civil War, many Kansas forts were manned by these types of soldiers rather than the regular U.S. Army.
Volunteer Troops
Under the Pacific Railroad Act, the government gave these to companies in exchange for building tracks in specific locations
Land Grants
This Illinois businessman transformed Abilene, Kansas, into a major cattle hub by building the Great Western Stockyards
Joseph McCoy
Because the Plains tribes relied on this animal for food, clothing, and shelter, its mass killing by settlers was a major cause of the Plains Wars.
Buffalo
Name one of the two specific cavalry units, composed of African American soldiers.
9th or 10th Calvary
This event caused the conflict over land between American Indians and the U.S. government to become much worse once it ended.
Civil War
This Pennsylvania lawyer and Topeka founder dreamed of building a railroad that followed the path of the old Santa Fe Trail.
Cyrus K Holiday
These protective leather leggings were worn by cowboys to keep their legs safe from tall brush and thorny plants.
Chaps
This Kiowa leader, known as the "Orator of the Plains," famously questioned why his people should trust the government to provide their food.
Santanta
Beyond fighting, Buffalo Soldiers performed this task to improve communication across the plains.
telegraph wire
This is the specific reason the military occasionally had to intervene against white settlers on the frontier.
taking Indians land
Critics of the land grant program argued that railroad companies were growing too fast and essentially held this type of market
Monopoly
To make the Chisholm Trail easier to follow, Joseph McCoy had his men mark the route using these simple markers.
Dirty Mounds
At the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties, the government promised tribes they could continue to hunt buffalo south of this specific river
Arkansas River
In addition to protecting settlers, Buffalo Soldiers were often tasked with removing people who attempted to settle on these specific protected areas.
indian land or reservation
Name me one of the Forts we talked about.
Fort Wallace, Fort Dodge, Fort Larned, Fort Hays, Fort Harker, Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Scott, Fort Zarah
To fund his railroad ambitions, Cyrus K. Holliday raised money by buying and selling the lands belonging to this specific tribe.
Potawatomi?
Kansas farmers and ranchers often opposed the drives because the Texas Longhorns carried these, which could kill local livestock.
Ticks/Disease
This Union General burned a Cheyenne village near Fort Larned because he misinterpreted the Indians' fear and flight as a refusal to talk peace.
Winfield Scott Hancock