Railroad
1,In what year was the first transcontinental railroad completed?
1869
What animal was most important to the Plains Indians’ way of life?
Buffalo
Who defeated Colonel Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
What act encouraged settlers to move to the Great Plains.
The Homestead act
What machine did farmers use to pump water up from wells?
Windmills
,Which group mainly built the Central Pacific Railway?
Chinese immigrants
What area did the 1868 treaty guarantee to the Sioux?
Black Hills
What animal’s destruction made survival difficult for the Plains Indians?
Buffalo
How much land was granted to farmers?
160 acres
What tool did farmers use to break up the tough grass and soil of the Plains?
Steel plow
Name one major effect of the transcontinental railroad.
It shortened travel time across the country.
led to buffalo destruction
opened the Great Plains and Far West to settlement
What valuable resource was discovered in the Black Hills?
Gold
Where were Plains Indians forced to move after their resistance ended?
Reservations
What did the farmers have to do to the land?
Improve it.
What did farmers form to help fight loneliness on the Plains?
Clubs and associations
What city marked the eastern starting point of the Union Pacific Railroad?
Omaha, Nebraska
Who led mining experts and troops into the Black Hills?
General Custer
What type of land were Indian reservations often located on?
Unfamiliar and inferior land
How long did the farmers have to live on the land?
Five years
What kind of houses did many Plains farmers build?
Sod houses
Where did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads meet to complete the transcontinental railroad?
Promontory Point, Utah
What group began arriving in the Black Hills, violating the treaty with the Sioux
Settlers (miners)
What was one way reformers tried to assimilate Native American children?
Sent them to boarding schools to learn English and Christianity
What made it possible for farmers to prosper on the great plains?
The Transcontinental Railroad
What type of fencing did farmers use to enclose their land on the Plains?
Barbed wire