Vocabulary
Monopoly
Exclusive control
What town is Grasshopper Creek in?
Bannack
Which animal fur was the most treasured before the Bison hide.
Beaver
What is the closest Native American reservation to Billings?
The Crow reservation
What was the first railroad built in Montana?
The Utah and Northern Railway.
Me'tis
Mixed blood
What town is Last Chance Gulch in?
Helena
What disease spread through the US due to the trading process?
Smallpox
What is the smallest Native American reservation in Montana?
Rocky Boy reservation
What was the main reason railroads came to Montana?
The mining business.
Pelt
A skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool.
What town is Alder Gulch in?
Virginia City
Which animals hide was the most priced after the beaver's fur.
The Bison Hide
What is the largest Native American Reservation in Montana?
The Blackfeet reservation
When did the Great Northern Railway reach Montana?
1887
Rendezvous
A meeting that is planned in advance.
Which gold strike happened first, in Montana?
The gold strike at Grasshopper Creek
What was the first fur company in the US?
The American Fur Company
Which Native American reservation is the furthest north?
Blackfeet reservation
Which reservation did the Northern Pacific Railroad pass through, in Montana?
The Crow Reservation
Red River Carts
A cart that is drawn by oxen, horses, or mules.
Which gold strike happened last, in Montana?
Last Chance Gulch
When did the fur traders turn to bison hunting?
The 1830's
Name every Native American reservation in Montana, in alphabetical order.
Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Northern Cheyenne, and Rocky Boy's
What was Montana's first transcontinental railroad?
The Northern Pacific Railroad