Farming
What was the name of the act that brought people west?
Homestead Act
When was gold discovered in California?
1849
Name one cattle town
Abilene, St. Louis, Dodge City
What were the two native Chiefs at the Battle of Little Bighorn (AKA Custer's Last Stand)?
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
This guy fixed the problem of ripped jeans for miners.
Levi Strauss
What were the requirements of settlers under the Homestead Act
21, head of household, tend the land, permanent structure
When was gold discovered in Colorado?
1859
Name one cattle trail
Goodnight-Loving, Western, Chisholm
Which Native American massacre happened in Colorado?
Sand Creek
A person that moved from East to West to farm
Homesteader
People who build their houses out of dirt were called
Sodbusters
Name 2 mining towns in Colorado
Answers vary
What were former slaves that became settlers or cowboys called?
Exodusters
What animal was very important to the Plains Indians?
Buffalo/Bison
Single, uneducated men that drove cows up from Texas to rail lines
Cowboys
What was life like for women on the frontier?
Difficult because of the nature of work
Where was the transcontinental railroad completed?
Promontory Point, UT
Refrigerated rail cars
What was a major cause of the Wounded Knee Massacre?
"Devils Hatband"
Barbed wire
Name 3 difficulties settlers faced on the plains
Answers vary
Which labor force built the western part of the transcontinental railroad?
Asian immigrants
Exaggerated stories of western legends were called what?
Dime Novels
What was assimilation?
Forcing Native Americans to adopt white culture in order to "wipe them out"
Former slaves that moved to the West
Exodusters