People
Who was the trader who the most common cattle trail was named after him?
Jesse Chisholm
What is a rich source of precious metal?
lode
Open land in the West that had not been settled was called the..
frontier
What animal did the Spanish bring to America?
horses
What is moving a herd of cattle?
cattle drive
Who led the US soldiers at the Battle of Little Bighorn, often called his last stand?
George Custer
A town that grew quickly was called a what?
boomtown
Farmers settling in the west found that what was helpful? example: plows
new inventions
What was an area of land set aside for Native Americans by the government?
What does transcontinental mean?
Crossing a continent
Who were some of the missionaries to the west from the chapter?
Ezra Fisher
Who rushed to claim land in Oklahoma by putting stakes in the ground and setting up tents?
Hint they went when they were allowed, not too soon.
Boomers
What was a prairie farmer who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs?
A sodbuster
What Act tried to make Native Americans live more like white people?
The Dawes Act
Who was in charge of a cattle drive?
Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?
Tom Smith
During the oklahoma land rush who slipped across the border and claimed land BEFORE they were allowed to?
Sooners
Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
Cowboys used these to make it harder for cows to be stolen and to help them tell cattle apart
cattle brand
Who was the Nez Perce leader who went to Washington D.C. and met with President Hayes?
Chief Joseph
Explain the Homestead Act.
Multiple parts.160 acres
built a house and improved the land, example of growing crops,
Five years
What did workers face when building the transcontinental railroad? They had to go around, over or through these things?
Landforms