Key People and Events
This Apache leader led raids on incoming white settlers and the U.S. Army
Who is Geronimo?
The Great Plains lacked this resource necessary for growing plants and drinking
What is water?
Which invention was used to mark boundary lines and led to the end of the open range?
What is barbed wire?
Westward expansion had its greatest impact on who?
Who were Native Americans or Indigenous People?
This phrase referred to the idea that America was destined by God to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
This Nez Perce leader is known for his famous quote, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who is Chief Joseph?
This material used for building houses was scarcely found in the west
What is wood or lumber?
Due to limited building materials, settlers built houses using this
This Act led to the expansion of the railroad, which decimated buffalo herds
What is the Pacific Railway Act?
This act gave people 160 acres of land in exchange for settling it and living there for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
The battle where 700 U.S. soldiers were killed by 7,000 Native Americans, resulting in a huge victory for the Native resistance
What was Custer's Last Stand or the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Due to low rainfall and few trees, these types of storms often occurred in the Great Plains
What is dust storms?
This invention was used to cut through dry, hard soil
What is the Steel Plow?
This act was responsible for young Native American children being forced into boarding schools and made to practice white culture
This piece of land was purchased from Mexico and allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be completed
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
This battle resulted in the deaths of over 200 Lakota Sioux, due to an accidental gunshot
What was the Battle of Wounded Knee or the Massacre of Wounded Knee?
The land in the Great Plains was not mountainous or hilly, but..
What is flat?
This was an essential technology because it created an economic link between the east and west, along with a quicker travel route
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This phrase refers to forcing a minority (Native Americans) to fit in and adopt the majorities (White Americans) culture
What is assimilation?
What was California?
This is the name for the tragic event that followed the Indian Removal Act
What was the Trail of Tears?
The land in the Great Plains was often ______ by wind and rain
What is eroded?
This innovation led to the rapid expansion of the Texas Frontier
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
The California gold rush led to the deaths of many of this group of people
What is Native Americans or Indigenous People?
This group of people often moved westward after the Civil War because it gave them an opportunity for a fresh start
Who were formerly enslaved people or African Americans?