This brought in a wave of settlers to the West because of the needed deposits of gold, silver, and copper.
What is the Mining Industry
100
A vast area of grassland owned by the goverment.
What is open range
100
This act allowed many idividuals the ability to own a large amount of land.
What is the Homestead Act
100
These hunters and farmers roamed vast distances, usually following buffalo.
What is nomads
100
This famous battle featured a group of 2,500 indians winning over the U.S. army.
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn
200
Using picks and shovels, a prospector would extract shallow deposits of ore.
What is placer mining
200
Stray cattle with no identification symbols were called this.
What is mavericks
200
This method included planting seeds deep in the soil so there was enough moisture to grow.
What is dry farming
200
The Dakota Sioux was forced to pay this for for living on reservations.
What is annuities
200
This action caused U.S. troops to open fire and kill Sitting Bull and 200 Lakota men.
What is the Ghost Dance
300
This famous phrase was coined after gold was found near Pikes Peak.
What is "Pikes Peak or Bust"
300
In the early years of cattle drives, this group made up most of the cowboys.
What is former Confederate army soldier
300
Wheat farms that covered tens of thousands of acres were soon known as this.
What is bonanza farms
300
This person was a religious leader a war chief who was known for taking out a whole army.
Who is Crazy Horse
300
This book changed the views on the treatment of Native Americans, even in congress.
What is A Century of Dishonor
400
This man made Virginia City a prosperous town almost overnight.
Who is Henry Comstock
400
This allowed chep fencing, it is even used today.
What is barbed wire
400
In the 1880s, the United States became the world's leading exporter in this.
What is wheat
400
This trader was found dead after his remarks to Chief Little Crow.
Who is Andrew Myrick
400
This act divided lands in reservations and gave it away but soon it lead to damage the Native Americans even more.
What is the Dawes Act
500
What was a result of gold in the Dakota territories and copper in Montana.
What is North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana
500
Investers caused a oversupply of animals and this soon led to rachers becoming this.
What is bankrupt
500
These factors made it hard for settlers to cultivate in the West.
What is lack of water, drought, hostile enviroments
500
Although the Indian Peace Commission came up with a good plan, what factors made it like life in the other reservations.
What is poverty, despair and corruption
500
This soldier led his troops in broad datlight to attack the largest group of indians, in which they were all killed at the end. Hint: He was in Night at the Museum 2.