People
Who was the leader of the Nez Perce Indians?
Cheief Joseph
Who was the person in charge of a cattle drive?
trail boss
What was the area of land the government set aside for the Native Americans to live called?
reservation
What do we call the open land in the West that had not been settled?
frontier
What is a town called that grew (or was built) quickly?
boomtown
Who was the colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
George Custer
What are the symbols put on cattle to recognize who owned them?
brands
Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
Who are the Boomers?
Boomers are people who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes in the ground and setting up tents.
What do we call a sudden rush of sacred animals that run away from the trail?
stampede
Who was the most popular cattle trail named after?
Jesse Chisholm
What kind of animal did the Spanish bring to America?
Longhorn cattle
What is a lode?
a rich source of precious metal
What helped the farmers settle the west very helpful?
new inventions, barbwire, windmills
What does transcontinental mean?
crossing the continent
Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?
Tom Smith
What is it called when you move a large about our cattle?
cattle drive
What Act did the government pass that tried to make Indians live more like white people?
Dawes Act
During what period did people called "Sooners" slip across the borders and claim land before they were allowed?
Oklahoma Land Rush
Which town did the continental railroad meet at in the middle?
Promontory Summit, Utah
Name a Missionary to the West?
Ezra Fisher
What is a sodbuster?
A prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs.
Which tribe of Native Americans were friendly to the railroad workers and settlers?
Pawnee
What is the Homestead Act?
Settlers were allowed to own 160 acres if they built a house, lived on the land, and improved it.
What made it hard for workers to build the transcontinental railroad?
Many landforms: water, mountains, hills, boulders...