Wild West Basics
The river that defines the Wild West/Frontier region
What is the Mississippi River?
This town became famous for the O.K. Corral Gunfight
What is Tombstone?
True or False: Most cowboys were professional gunslingers
This 1876 battle was a major Native American victory
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
About 1/3 of cowboys came from this country
What is Mexico?
The Wild West is usually said to have taken place during this century
What is the 1800s/19th century?
This female outlaw became famous for robbery and horse theft
Who is Belle Starr?
Many western towns required visitors to do this before entering armed
What is check in/surrender their guns?
This 1890 massacre killed around 300 Sioux men, women, and children
What is Wounded Knee?
The name for Mexican ranchers
What is vaquero?
Name of the belief that inspired Americans to expand west
What is Manifest Destiny?
These two outlaw partners became famous train and bank robbers
Who are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Despite Hollywood portrayals, only this many bank robberies were recorded in many western towns
What is 8?
These two leaders were associated with the victory at Little Bighorn
Who are Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse?
This development helped close the frontier by connecting east and west more efficiently
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
The "third wave" of the frontier happened during these decades
What are the 1840s and 1850s?
Officials reportedly spent over $200,000 trying to capture this outlaw
Among this percentage of cowboys were African American
What is 25%?
This Native religious movement frightened U.S. officials and was suppressed
What is the Ghost Dance?
This film trilogy stars Clint Eastwood as the main character
What is Dollars?
The president during Manifest Destiny and the Mexican cession
Who is James K. Polk?
This lawman and gambler fought at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral despite suffering from tuberculosis
Who is Doc Holliday?
This actor played the original Django in 1966 and later appeared in Tarantino's tribute to that film, Django Unchained
Who is Franco Nero?