Wheat Belt
This Wheat Belt state is known for its crops of sunflowers and its proximity to Canada.
North Dakota
To be a homesteader, one had to acquire this commodity.
Land/US public land
A Spanish speaking neighborhood is the meaning of this vocabulary word.
Barrios
Many Native American tribes moved from place to place following their food sources, making them this vocabulary word.
Nomads
This Wheat Belt state has a direction in its name and is home to the Black Hills, which was sacred Sioux land.
South Dakota
This homesteading event opened up the last large territory for settlement.
Oklahoma Land Rush
Money paid in regular intervals by contract is the meaning of this vocabulary word.
Annuity
This vocabulary word was a plot of land given to Native Americans, either individually or together, if they complied with the Dawes Act.
An Allotment
A homestead method that allowed seeds to be planted deep into the ground where there was more moisture.
Dry Farming
Besides riches, name one other reason people may have moved West.
Answers will vary (freedom - religious, financial, etc; Land)
Texas was home to many of these large plantations due to its large ranching areas.
Haciendas
The final Native American battle that resulted in almost 300 American troops dying, including General Custer, and the last victory for the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.
Battle of Little Bighorn/Custer's Last Stand/Battle of Greasy Grass
"________!" "__________!" is a famous song about this Wheat Belt state that begins with the letter O.
Oklahoma
Homesteaders in the Great Plains were given this nickname.
Sodbusters
Large tracts of grazing lands allowed ranching to develop on this vocabulary word. (Hint: Home on the Range)
Open Range
This massacre that set the tone for Native American and the American Government's relationship for the next few decades.
Sand Creek Massacre
You would be called a "cornhusker" if you lived in this Wheat Belt State today.
Nebraska
A highly profitable wheat-based homestead was called this.
Bonanza Farm
This technique allowed people to use water to expose the minerals below the surface.
Hydraulic Mining
Within the Dawes Act, Native Americans had to do this vocabulary word, which meant that they gave up their culture and were absorbed into American culture.
Assimilate