Technology
This highly explosive technology was used to clear away tough rock before the invention of dynamite
Nitroglycerin
Name one famous Native American that we discussed in class
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Wovoka
This Act is the reason why the Ingalls family moves West to Kansas in Little House on the Prairie
Homestead Act
Name 2 dangers cowboys faced on long drives
Rivers
Stampedes
Native Americans
Outlaws
Name 2 dangers miners faced on the job
Explosions
Cave Ins
Outlaws
Contaminated Water
This piece of new technology allowed farmers to fence in their cattle in the West
Barbwire
Sioux
Lakota
The U.S. had to grant land to railroad companies as payment because of their debt from this war
Civil War
Cowboys went on long drives across this type of terrain
Open Range
Name one of the precious resource that miners were in search of in the West
Gold
Silver
This new piece of mining equipment blasted away dirt and rock with high-pressure water
Hydraulic Chief
This U.S. Government agency was in charge of the relocation of Native Americans and continues to exist even today
Bureau of Indian Affairs
This Act provided railroad companies with federal land as payment for the construction of rail lines
Railway Act
Name five items that a cowboy should carry on a long drive
Guns and Ammo Bandana
Chuck Wagon Canteen
Boots Spurs
Lasso Blankets
Chaps Hat
Name two states that mines were opened in
CA, CO, AK, ID, MT, NV, SD, OR, WY, WA, AZ
This technology fueled westward expansion, delivering essential items and people to the region
Railroads
Throughout the 1800s, Native Americans were relocated to here
Reservations
This Act provided universities and colleges with federal land to build agricultural schools
Morrill Act
Name two causes for the death of the cattle boom
Overgrazing
Supply/Demand
Barbwire
Poor Weather
This was found in California in 1849, making people like the Donner family rich and John Sutter's Mill
Double or Nothing?
Gold (Au)
This railway ran across the country, linking the East and West Coasts
Transcontinental Railroad
This cavalry unit, under the command of George A. Custer, fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry
This Act granted nearly 200 acres of land to Americans who would make improvements over 5 years
Homestead Act
This was the place that cowboys would drive their cattle to
Railheads
The Comstock Lode provided miners with this type of metal
Double or Nothing?
Silver (Ag)