Key People
The trader the most popular cattle trail was named after
Jesse Chisholm
Sooners slipped across the borders and claimed land before they were allowed to during the Oklahoma Land Rush
Oklahoma Land Rush
prairie farmer that raised cattle, wheat, corn and hogs
Sodbuster
While building the railroad workers had to face different land forms
True
the colonel who led US forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn
George Custer
symbols used to make it harder for thieves to steal cattle
Brands
crossing a continent
transcontinental
False, Frontier
The Sioux Chief who fought at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Crazy Horse
The person in charge of cattle drives
Trail Boss
A rich source of precious metal
Lode
Spanish Settlers brought long horns to America
True
Missionary to the West
Ezra Fisher
people who raced to claim land in Oklahoma by pushing stakes into the ground and setting up hasty tents
Boomers
open land in the West that had not been settled
Frontier
A town that has grown quickly is called a ghost town
False boomtown
The Nez Perce leader who traveled to Washington DC and spoke with President Hayes about his people
Chief Joseph
The government tried to make Indians live more like White people by passing the Dawes Act
Dawes Act
Mooooooving as herd of cattle
cattle drive
Farmers settling in the West found that inventions were a great help
True