Cattle Run
What was the name given to workers who helper ranchers take care of their cattle.
What is a cowboy.
This act gave up to 160 acres of land to any adult U.S. citizen who lived on that land for 5 years
What is the Homestead act
Mining in the west created these communities that grew when a mine opened.
What is a boomtown.
This animal that the native American relied on for food was hunted to extinction by white settlers.
What is the buffalo.
This connected the Transcontinental Railroad when it was completed in 1869.
What is the golden spike.
This was the most popular type of cattle in the 1860's.
What is the longhorn.
In the 1870's and the 1880's the Supreme court began to side more with farmers largely due to this organization.
What is the National Grange.
This deposit of gold and silver in Nevada produced over $500 million in twenty years.
What is the Comstock Lode.
This Native American chief attempted to escape to Canada with his tribe when the U.S. forced natives on reservations.
Who is Chief Joseph.
These acts of 1862 till 1864 gave loans to companies for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is the Pacific Railway acts.
The great plains where many ranchers raised cattle in the late 1800's became know for this name.
What is the Cattle Kingdom.
This farming technique allowed farmers to shift away from water dependent crops.
What is dry farming.
In 1859 this miner discovered a huge deposit of gold and silver in Nevada.
Who is Henry Comstock.
This U.S. Lieutenant Colonel was the leader of the army that fought the natives in the northern plains.
Who is George Armstrong Custer.
In this year the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
What is 1869.
This man built pens for cattle in the city of Abilene, Kansas to be sold off to other states for a larger profit.
Who is Joseph McCoy.
This woman used her influence as one of the founders of Chico, California to support movements like women's suffrage and temperance.
Who is Annie Bidwell.
When gold and silver was scarce boomtowns turned into these.
What is a ghost town.
This religious movement from the Native Americans tried to make the white settlers go away and make the buffalo return.
What is the Ghost Dance.
These two companies completed the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies.
This was one of the most popular routes of cattle drive in the 1860's.
What is the Chisholm Trail.
This name was given to African Americans who moved from the south to Kansas in 1879.
What is Exodusters.
Miners in boomtowns with no law formed these to control crime.
What is a vigilance committee.
This treaty in 1867 was signed by many Native American tribes forcing them into reservations.
What is the Treaty of Medicine Lodge.
How long is the Transcontinental Railroad?
What is 1,800 miles.