1. Cowboys and Indians

2. Cattle Drives Longhorns were worth more back East
Cowboys led Longhorns to the railroad stations up North
Ended when rail lines extended into Texas

3. Gold Rush Brought many people west Boomtown/Ghost town
Levi Strauss – first blue jeans

4. Boomtowns/ Ghost town

5. Conflict on the Plains Settlers wanted land
Government moved Lakota’s to a reservation
Gold was found on reservation – Natives would not sell land to U.S.
Sitting Bull – Lakota Chief

6. Battle of Little Bighorn
Crazy Horse leads the Lakota’s and Cheyenne
General Custar led the Seventh Cavalry
Mission -defeat the Lakota’s and force them on to new reservation

7. Results Of Little BigHorn
Biggest victory Native Americans ever won over United States Forces.
Custer’s defeat convinced the United States government to take stronger action against Native American groups.

8. Chief Joseph – Nez Perce
Geronimo – Apache Leader

9. Wounded Knee Lakota families decided to leave reservation
Surrounded by U.S. forces at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
300 Lakota’s were killed – marked end of wars between U.S. and Native Americans