Section One
Great Plains (page 202)
The grassland extending through the west-central potion of the United States
Homestead Act (page 215)
An act passed by Congress in 1862 offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household
Oliver Hudson Kelley (page 220)
The founder of the Patrons of Husbandry
Dawes Act (page 206)
an act passed by Congress in 1887 aiming to "Americanize" the Native Americans
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Treaty of Fort Laramie (page 204)
Where the Sioux were forced agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
Exoduster (page 215)
African-Americans who moved from post-Reconstruction South to Kansas
Grange (page 221)
Another term for the Patrons of Husbandry
Battle of Wounded Knee (page 208)
The final battle which brought the Indian wars and an era to a bitter end
Gold Standard (page 222)
Backing dollars solely with gold
Sitting Bull (page 204)
The leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, who never signed the treaty of Fort Laramie
Soddy (page 216)
Small dugout homes made of sod
Farmers' Alliances (page 221)
Part of the Patrons of Husbandry
Longhorn (page 208)
A type of cattle that were sturdy, short-tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands
William McKinley (page 222)
A presidential candidate
George A. Custer (page 206)
A Colonel reported that the Black Hills had gold, and started a gold rush
Morrill Act (page 217)
Gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
Populism (page 221)
The peoples party
Chisholm Trail (page 209)
The major cattle route from San Antonio Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas
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Assimilation (page 206)
A plan in which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way pf life to become part of white culture
Bonanza Farm (page 218)
Single crop spreads ranging from 15,000 to 50,000 acres
Bimetallism (page 222)
a monetary system in which the government would give citizens either gold and silver for paper money
Long Drive (page 210)
An over land transport of animals that lasted about 3 months
William Jennings Bryan (page 222)
A former Nebraska Congressman