Mining
Mineral found at Pike's Peak and subject of the "Pike's Peak Hoax"
gold
Language spoken by those already there
Spanish
thick, heavy earth useful for making homes
sod
people who move from one place to anothe
nomads
Detachment destroyed at the Battle of Little Bighorn
George A. Custer
Mineral found near Virginia City, Nevada
silver
unfenced federal land open to all to graze cattle
open range
major crop on much of the Plains
wheat
tent many Plains natives lived in
teepee
Leader of the Nez Perce tribe
Chief Joseph
Arizona boomtown where silver was mined and famous for lawlessness
Tombstone
large Spanish plantations
haciendas
nickname given to settlers on the Prairie
sodbusters
Native tribe led by Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
Lakota Sioux
Chief killed at Wounded Knee when "Ghost Dancers" were attacked
Sitting Bull
Using water to wash away earth to expose minerals
Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in cities
barrios
Law that allowed settlers to claim land after living on it for five years
Homestead Act
payments made regularly, usually once a year
annuity
Led a detachment wiped out by the Lakota Sioux
William Fetterman
to remove something from the ground using force
extract
Mexican cowboys
vaqueros
The last large territory opened for settlement in 1889
Oklahoma
name of the battle where Custer and his entire force were killed
Little Bighorn
Chief killed at the Sand Creek Massacre while waiting to talk peace
Chief Black Kettle