Vocabulary Terms to understand history Chapter 15 Vocabulary Terms to understand history

Hired by the Kansas Pacific Railroad to kill buffalo on the Plains William Cody Hired by the Kansas Pacific Railroad to kill buffalo on the Plains

Populist demand for the unlimited production of coinage Free silver Populist demand for the unlimited production of coinage

Cattle drive that began in Texas each spring Long Drive Cattle drive that began in Texas each spring

Homestead Act Gave land on the Plains to any settler who would live there for five years

Proposed to make Native Americans landowners and farmers Dawes Act Proposed to make Native Americans landowners and farmers

Cities that grew very quickly around gold mining sites boomtowns Cities that grew very quickly around gold mining sites

Network of local farmers’ organizations The National Grange Network of local farmers’ organizations

African American soldiers in segregated units after the Civil War Buffalo Soldiers African American soldiers in segregated units after the Civil War

A Sioux military leader Crazy Horse A Sioux military leader

Transcontinental Railway Construction completed in May 1869

Little Bighorn Site of a battle between George Custer’s troops and the Sioux and Cheyenne

Had to develop new methods of farming on the Plains sodbusters Had to develop new methods of farming on the Plains

Had its roots in the Farmers’ Alliances Populist Party Had its roots in the Farmers’ Alliances

Laid railroad track westward from Omaha, Nebraska Union Pacific Company Laid railroad track westward from Omaha, Nebraska

Federal income tax A Populist proposal

Marked the end of armed conflict between whites and Native Americans Wounded Knee Marked the end of armed conflict between whites and Native Americans

Hispanic ranch hands in the Spanish Southwest vaqueros Hispanic ranch hands in the Spanish Southwest

Central Pacific Company Hired 10,000 Chinese laborers at low wages to work on railroad tracks

A reservation meant for the Sioux people Dakota Territory A reservation meant for the Sioux people

Captured the imagination of the nation cowhands Captured the imagination of the nation