The Frontier
The open land in the West that had not been settled
What is the FRONTIER?
One of the most exciting changes in the West
What is the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD?
Towns used as a shipping point for cattle trade
What are COW TOWNS?
Buffalo were used for food, clothing, and this
What is SHELTER?
What is a BOOMTOWN?
This Act opened land in the West to settlers AND allowed settlers to own 160 acres over the next five years
What is the HOMESTEAD ACT?
Workers had to face these when building the transcontinental railroad
What are LANDFORMS?
What a trail boss was in charge of
What is a CATTLE DRIVE?
This Indian tribe helped guard the railroad rails from Indian raids
Who are the PAWNEE TRIBE?
Prairie farmers
Who are SODBUSTERS?
A missionary to West
Who is EZRA FISHER?
This Pacific Railroad company came Westward from Omaha
What is THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD?
Cowboys did this to make it harder for thieves to steal cattle
The colonel who led US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Who is GEORGE CUSTER?
A rich source of precious metal
What is a LODE?
White Americans didn't stay out of the Black Hills because of this
What is THEY WANTED GOLD AND HOPED TO GET RICH QUICKLY?
This Pacific Railroad company came Eastward from Sacramento
What is THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD?
The trader that the most popular cattle trail was named after
Who is JESSE CHISHOLM?
The Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Who is CRAZY HORSE?
An area of land set aside for the American Indians.
What is a RESERVATION?
During this, "Boomers" raced to claim land
What is the OKLAHOMA GOLD RUSH?
Where the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad met
What is PROMONTORY SUMMIT, UTAH?
A steel plow, a windmill, and this were inventions that were a great help to farmers settling in the West
What is A REAPER?
This Act stated that individual Indians were allowed to own land
What is the DAWES ACT?
To cross the entire continent
What is TRANSCONTINENTAL?