Show:
People
People 2
Laws
Railroads and Mining
Cattle
100
Who was the person in charge of a cattle drive?
Trail Boss
100
Who was the Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington, D.C. and spoke with the president about his people?
Chief Joseph
100
"Sooners" slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed during what event?
Oklahoma Land Rush
100
What is open land in the West that had not been settled?
Frontier
100
Moving a herd of cattle is called what?
Cattle drive
200
Who were people who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up tents quickly?
"Boomers"
200
Who was the colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
George Custer
200
The government tried to make Indians live more like white people by passing which Act?
Dawes Act
200
What word means "crossing a continent"?
Transcontinental
200
What was a sudden rush of scared animals that ran away from the trail?
Stampede
300
Who are prairie farmers who raised corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs?
Sodbusters
300
Who was one of the first marshals of Abilene?
Tom Smith
300
How much land could a person receive according to the Homestead Act?
160 acres
300
What is a town that grew quickly?
Boomtown
300
What symbols were used to make it harder for thieves to steal cattle?
Brands
400
Who was a missionary to the West?
Ezra Fisher
400
Who was the trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after?
Jesse Chisholm
400
According to the Homestead Act, how long did the settlers have to work before the land was officially theirs?
5 years
400
What is a rich source of precious metal?
Lode
400
What animal did Spanish settlers bring to America?
Longhorns
500
What was a great help to the farmers who settled in the West? (*this is not a person!)
new inventions
500
Who was the Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
500
What three things did settlers have to do with the land according to the Homestead Act?
1. Build a house 2. Live on the land 3. Improve the land (farm it)
500
When building the transcontinental railroad, workers had to face different obstacles called what?
Landforms
500
* What is an area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans?
Reservation