The West Transformed Mining and Railroads Native American Struggles Cattle Kingdoms Farming in the West Odds and Ends $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000

It connected the East with the West from coast to coast. What is the transcontinental railroad?

The Sioux leader who defeated General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Who is Sitting Bull?

Much of the American cowhand’s gear was borrowed from these Spanish cowhands. Who are vaqueros?

They sneaked onto the land during the Oklahoma Land Rush of Who are the Sooners?

It was the name given plains farmers in the 1800s. Who are sodbusters?

It was a silver mine named after the man who claimed the land. What is the Comstock Lode?

It was an agreement signed by Native Americans in which they agreed to stay in one place so they would be undisturbed by the white man. What is Fort Laramie Treaty?

It was the name given to the great ranching region that stretched from Texas to Kansas and Montana in the 1870s. What is the Cattle Kingdom?

They are groups of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of tools, seeds, and other supplies at a discount. What are farm cooperatives?

They are grants of land or money. What are subsidies?

It provided the most direct route from San Francisco to Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska. What is the Union Pacific Railroad?

It was the main concern of Native American leaders like Chief Joseph What is the movement of Native Americans onto reservations?

This industry developed quickly in the 1860s and 1870s due to the development of railroads. What is the cattle industry?

The land rush in 1889 brought tens of thousands of settlers to this territory. What is Oklahoma?

To change the condition of something. What is to transform?

The Goodnight – Loving Trail and the Chisholm Trail were important for this reason. What is the fact that they ended at railroads that shipped cattle to eastern cities?

It ended the wandering of Native Americans, but it was seen as a failure. What is the Dawes Act of 1887?

The name given to a West full of gun- slinging cowboys, exciting adventures, and big opportunities. What is the “Wild West”?

It offered free land to those willing to farm it for at least 5 years. What is the Homestead Act?

To continue in the face of difficulty. What is to persist?

It was the usual progression of events that took place in mining boomtowns. What are: 1.The arrival of merchants 2.Government officials replaced vigilantes. 3.All of the ore was extracted from the mines.

It is recognized as the end of the Indian wars. What is the Battle of Wounded Knee?

The West provided these jobs for immigrants. What are: 1.Miners 2.Railroad workers 3.Cowhands

These 3 groups helped farmers obtain higher prices and other economic reforms. What are: 1.National Grange 2.Farmers’ Alliance 3.Populist Party

To break a rule; to disrespect; to disturb What is to violate?