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Vocabulary
100
This railroad went from Nebraska to California
What is the transcontinental railroad
100
This was what ranchers called trips that were 1000 minles or more herding cattle
What is a Long Drive
100
There were African Americans who went west
What is Exodusters
100
These provided most essentials of the Sioux Life
What is buffalo
100
A person that takes the law into thier own hand
Vigilantes
200
This was the discovery of gold in Carson City Nevada
What is the Comstock Load
200
This was when ranchers would burn a symbol into an animal's hide to show ownership
What is branding
200
During the Oklahoma Land Rush these settlers claimed the best land
What are sooners
200
He defeated George Custard at the Battle of LIttle Bighorn
Who is Sitting Bull
200
Rich streak of ore sandwhiched between layers of rock
What is lode
300
Gold was discovered here in 1858 in Colorado
What is Pike's Peak
300
This was one of the greatest dangers on the cattle drives
What is a stampede
300
What was one approach of the Plains Farmers used to plant crops
What is dry farming
300
These are tracks of land set aside for Native Americans
What are reservations
300
Grant of money from the government used to benefit the public
What is a subsidy
400
When mining booms were followed by "busts", boomtowns turned into these
What is Ghost towns
400
This was what ranchers used to catch loose cattle
What is lariate
400
Another name given to Plains Farmers were_________
sodbusters
400
This is a dance given to the Sioux by Wovoka to help them regain thier former greatness
What is Ghost Dance
400
A spanish Rancher
Vaquero
500
This is where the last track was laid for the transcontinental railroad
What is Promontory Point
500
What is a cowtown
A town where ranchers brought thier cattle to market and ship them by railroad
500
How many acres of land did the homestead act give to settlers?
160
500
The Sioux Tribe fought and killed George Custard in this battle
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn
500
land that is not fenced or divded into lots
What is open range