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Native Americans
Westward Movement
The Indian Wars
Mining and Ranching
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100
Plains Indians depended on this animal for their food, shelter, and clothing
What are buffalo
100
African-American settlers who moved west were known as
What are Exodusters
100
Battle where Lt. Colonel Custer and his troops were slaughtered in an attack against the Sioux Indians
What is The Battle of Little Bighorn
100
Type of cattle bred in the west because it could survive on grass alone
What are Texas Longhorns
100
The largest state in the United States of America
What is Alaska
200
Vast amount of Native American reservations where placed in this state
What is Oklahoma
200
Incentives to move west came from _____________ and the _________________
What is Congress and the railroad companies
200
Bloody event that marked the end of the "Indian Wars"
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre
200
By the end of the century, mining and ranching was dominated by
What is big business
200
Famous document that starts with "When in the course of human events..."
What is The Declaration of Independence
300
The new government policy towards Native Americans
What is force them onto reservations
300
Congress passed the _______________ which gave land to railroad companies to aid in their construction
What is the Pacific Railway Act
300
Vast buffalo herds were on the breach of extinction due to
What is hunting (for sport)
300
Type of mining where you would "pan" for minerals in loose sand or gravel
What is placer mining
300
This baseball player's number (43) is "retired" (can never been worn again) on every major league team?
Who is Jackie Robinson
400
The process of assimilating Native Americans by attacking and replacing their beliefs, practices, and tribal identity
What is Americanization
400
Congress passed the _______________ which gave 160 acres of land to each head of the household
What is the Homestead Act
400
Religious movement that expressed losses suffered by Native Americans and the hope for a better future
What is the Ghost Dance
400
Form of mining in which deep shafts are cut into the earth
What is hard-rock mining
400
In what hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
What is her right hand
500
The two main motivations for creating Indian Reservations
What is gaining control of western territories and to convince Native Americans to live like white Americans
500
Idea that westward movement helped shaped American culture and identity
What is Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis
500
Name of the Sioux leader who was killed during his arrest. Was also at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Who is Sitting Bull
500
Rivalries among miners in camp often led to
What is violence and vigilante justice
500
If you add up all the bills still in circulation (still being made) that have U.S. Presidents on them, how much money do you have?
What is $76