Native Americans
What is land that modern Native Americans live on called?
Reservations
What was the primary precious ore that was sought after during this time frame?
Gold
The Vaqueros
This outlaw and his brother were famous for their robberies, he would be shot in the back by a member of his own gang
Jesse James
What was one of the types of shelter that the settlers used on the plains?
Dugout or Sodhouse
What was the name of the leader of the Nez Pearce (Nimi'ipuu) tribe when they tried to make it to Canada?
Chief Joseph
The Comstock Lode, found in Nevada, had two kinds of precious minerals, Gold and what else?
Silver
Almost 1/4 of all cowboys during this time frame were composed of what group?
African Americans
A member of this gang was shot 23 times and still managed to survive a botched bank heist
The Dalton Gang
What were three of the alternatives that settlers used for fuel for their fires?
Buffalo (or cow) chips, corncobs, hay
The US government trying to take their lands in the Black Hills from them because of the gold deposits in it
Who tended to make more money, the miners themselves, or the people who sold the miners supplies?
It tended to be that the people who sold supplies to the miners made more money
How did various cattle owners keep track of whose cattle were whose on the Open Range?
They used custom brands that were burned into the cattle's hide
This lawman and his brothers and friend were involved in keeping the peace in Tombstone Arizona
Wyatt Earp
The Homestead Act did what?
It gave 160 acres to whoever paid a $10 filing fee and lived on it for 5 years
What was the view of the world to come that arose during the Ghost Dance?
That the white man would leave their lands, the buffalo would return, and the world would be right again
A town that sprang up alongside a vein of previous minerals was called what?
A boom town
What was the name of the most experienced Cowboy on a cattle drive?
The Trail Boss
This outlaw, famous for his polite demeanor and poems was caught because of a handkerchief that he left behind
Black Bart
What are the five big obstacles, other than fuel and water, that settlers ran into on the plains?
The wind, prairie fires, hailstorms and tornadoes, swarms of locust, and loneliness
What was the name of the book that was written by Helen Hunt Jackson that detailed the failing of the US government with the Native Americans?
A Century of Dishonor
What did the Bland-Allison Act, passed in 1878 do?
It forced the Treasury to buy between $2-4 million worth of silver every month to artificially keep the price of silver high
What were the major causes of the end of the Open Range?
Overgrazing, an overabundance of Cattle, and the rivalry between Sheepherders and Cowboys
This outlaw, who went by Henry McCarty or William Bonney was better known as
Billy the Kid
The Morrill-Land Grant did what?
It gave existing states 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative they had, the land had to be used for public education