Moving West
a rich deposit of ore is called
what is a lode?
Unfenced land where cattle graze
What was the open range?
This act gave 160 acres of land to individuals who paid a 10 dollar filing fee, lived and made improvements on the land for 5 years
What was the Homestead Act?
This Lawman is famous for the gunfight near OK corral in Tombstone, Arizona, where he and his brothers alongside friend Doc Holiday engaged in a shootout with outlaws
Who was Wyatt Earp?
The most famous Indian Battle Led by General Custer.
Paper money not backed by gold or silver
What were greenbacks?
The person responsible for getting the cattle to market safely
Who was the trail boss?
These settlers participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush a little early by sneaking on the land before the race started to stake their claim
Who were the sooners?
This outlaw died at a mere 21 years of age by the hands of Pat Garrett.
The Act giving 160 acres of land to each Native American head of household assuming natives would adopt American ways of farming and land ownership.
What was the Dawes Act?
In 1859 another discovery of gold was found in this location across the prairie
Where was Pikes Peak, Colorado
The group of people represented by the Grange movement
Who were the farmers?
This resource was lacking in the mid west/ great Plains forcing settlers to build sod houses
What is wood?
This period in the west of outlaws and lack of stability for towns was due to this.
Settlement occurred quickly in mining towns, and areas with free land. However, governments and local churches were not established there to regulate the area. Free men were able to break the law without anyone to enforce it. With man's sinful nature, it is necessary to have institutions to restrain such sin.
The Comstock Lode containing primarily silver was found in this state
Where was Nevada?
The trail used to bring cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas
What was the Chisholm Trail?
This person invented barbed wire which allowed fencing in the areas lacking wood
Who was Joseph Gidden?
In the mid 1870's gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota on this tribes land.
Who were the Sioux?
Describe 4 challenges to driving cattle
Lack of water, overgrazed land, stampedes, blizzards bringing extreme cold, Horse thieves,
Five challenges Plains settlers faced
What were: dry topsoil difficult to farm, prairie fires, hailstorms and tornadoes, locusts, lonliness