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The West TransformedThe West Transformed
Mining and Railroads
Native American Struggles
Cattle Kingdoms
Farming in the West
Odds and Ends
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It connected the East with the It connected the East with the West from coast to coast.West from coast to coast.
What is the What is the transcontinental railroad?transcontinental railroad?
The Sioux leader who defeated The Sioux leader who defeated General Custer at the Battle of General Custer at the Battle of
Little Big HornLittle Big Horn..
Who is Who is Sitting Bull?Sitting Bull?
Much of the American cowhand’s Much of the American cowhand’s gear was borrowed from these gear was borrowed from these
Spanish cowhands.Spanish cowhands.
Who are Who are vaqueros?vaqueros?
They sneaked onto the land They sneaked onto the land during the Oklahoma Land Rush during the Oklahoma Land Rush
of 1889.of 1889.
Who are the Who are the Sooners?Sooners?
It was the name given It was the name given plains farmers in the plains farmers in the
1800s.1800s.
Who are Who are sodbusters?sodbusters?
It was a silver mine named It was a silver mine named after the man who claimed after the man who claimed
the land.the land.
What is the What is the Comstock Lode?Comstock Lode?
It was an agreement signed by It was an agreement signed by Native Americans in which they Native Americans in which they agreed to stay in one place so agreed to stay in one place so they would be undisturbed by they would be undisturbed by
the white man.the white man.
What is Fort Laramie What is Fort Laramie Treaty?Treaty?
It was the name given to the great It was the name given to the great ranching region that stretched ranching region that stretched
from Texas to Kansas and Montana from Texas to Kansas and Montana in the 1870s.in the 1870s.
What is the Cattle What is the Cattle Kingdom?Kingdom?
They are groups of farmers who They are groups of farmers who pool their money to make large pool their money to make large purchases of tools, seeds, and purchases of tools, seeds, and other supplies at a discount.other supplies at a discount.
What are farm What are farm cooperatives?cooperatives?
They are grants of land or They are grants of land or money.money.
What are What are subsidies?subsidies?
It provided the most direct It provided the most direct route from San Francisco to route from San Francisco to
Wyoming, Colorado, and Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska.Nebraska.
What is the Union What is the Union Pacific Railroad?Pacific Railroad?
It was the main concern of Native It was the main concern of Native American leaders like Chief JosephAmerican leaders like Chief Joseph
What is the movement What is the movement of Native Americans of Native Americans onto reservations?onto reservations?
This industry developed quickly This industry developed quickly in the 1860s and 1870s due to in the 1860s and 1870s due to the development of railroads.the development of railroads.
What is the cattle What is the cattle industry?industry?
The land rush in 1889 brought The land rush in 1889 brought tens of thousands of settlers tens of thousands of settlers
to this territory.to this territory.
What is Oklahoma?What is Oklahoma?
To change the condition of To change the condition of something.something.
What is to transform?What is to transform?
The Goodnight – Loving Trail and The Goodnight – Loving Trail and the Chisholm Trail were important the Chisholm Trail were important
for this reason.for this reason.
What is the fact that What is the fact that they ended at railroads they ended at railroads that shipped cattle to that shipped cattle to
eastern cities?eastern cities?
It ended the wandering of Native It ended the wandering of Native Americans, but it was seen as a Americans, but it was seen as a
failure.failure.
What is the Dawes What is the Dawes Act of 1887?Act of 1887?
The name given to a West full of The name given to a West full of gun-slinging cowboys, exciting gun-slinging cowboys, exciting
adventures, and big adventures, and big opportunities.opportunities.
What is the “Wild What is the “Wild West”?West”?
It offered free land to those It offered free land to those willing to farm it for at least willing to farm it for at least
5 years.5 years.
What is the What is the Homestead Act?Homestead Act?
To continue in the face of To continue in the face of difficulty.difficulty.
What is to persist?What is to persist?
It was the usual progression of It was the usual progression of events that took place in mining events that took place in mining
boomtowns.boomtowns.
What are:What are:1.1.The arrival of merchantsThe arrival of merchants2.2.Government officials Government officials
replaced vigilantes.replaced vigilantes.3.3.All of the ore was extracted All of the ore was extracted
from the mines.from the mines.
It is recognized as the end of It is recognized as the end of the Indian warsthe Indian wars..
What is the Battle of What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?Wounded Knee?
The West provided these The West provided these jobs for immigrants.jobs for immigrants.
What are:What are:1.1.MinersMiners
2.2.Railroad workersRailroad workers
3.3.CowhandsCowhands
These 3 groups helped These 3 groups helped farmers obtain higher prices farmers obtain higher prices and other economic reforms.and other economic reforms.
What are:What are:1.1.National GrangeNational Grange2.2.Farmers’ AllianceFarmers’ Alliance3.3.Populist PartyPopulist Party
To break a rule; to To break a rule; to disrespect; to disturbdisrespect; to disturb
What is to violate?What is to violate?