Famous People
He discovered the richest silver mine, but then gave it up cause he didn't find any gold
Who was Henry Comstock?
The vast grasslands were ideal for raising beef cattle, creating new economic opportunities in the ranching industry.
What Was Cattle Ranching?
As settlers from the East moved onto the Plains, they came into conflict more frequently with ...
Who Were The Native Americans?
Over 100 degree weather was causing ...
What Caused The Prairie Fires?
Most popular cattle breed in the west.
What was the Texas Longhorn?
While they were camped,he was ordered to attack the Cheyenne
Who Was Colonel John Chivington?
The expansion of the railroads created ...
What Created New Jobs?
In gold-rich areas like California, white people engaged in vigilante violence to expel ...
Who Were Foreign Miners?
They flew by and kept stopping and destroying farms.
What did Swarms of grasshoppers do?
An unoccupied grassland owned by the government where cattle roamed free.
What Was The Open Range?
He led the uprising, but only wanted to fight soldiers and not civilians,he was unable to stop his people from killing hundreds of settlers.
Who Was Little Crow?
Settlers had to pay a $10 filing fee and a $2 commission fee to get the 160 acres.
What was the Homestead Act?
These escalating tensions ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the...
What Was The American Civil War?
An frontier home with walls constructed from grass-filled blocks, laid like bricks, and often used by settlers on the Great Plains.
What Was A Sod House?
Farmers and ranchers began blocking cow trails causing conflict.
What were Range wars?
In November 1864,he led several hundred Cheyenne to the fort to negotiate a peace deal, but was told to camp at Sand Creek
Who Was Chief Black Kettle?
... sold cheap land next to the lines
What Did Railroad Companies do?
The U.S. Army engaged in efforts to "exterminate or confine" Native Americans to reservations, leading to violent confrontations like the Battle Of ...
What Was The Battle Of Little Bighorn?
Extreme cold making it harder for farmers to work and destroying crops.
What Were The Wintertime Blizzards?
The trail that started in Texas and half way split and went to two locations.
What was the Chisholm Trail?
He tricked Captain William Fetterman and 80 soldiers into pursuing what they thought was a small raiding party.
Who was Crazy Horse?
cultivating the Plains would increase ...
What Would Increase Rainfall?
Settlers encroached on traditional Native American territories, leading to competition for land and resources.
What Was Dispossession Of Land?
It was the only way for them to get water.
Why Did They Drill Deep Wells Operated By Hand Pumping?
The trail that started in Texas and ended in Missouri.
What was the Shawnee Trail?