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| The government gave 160 acres of free land to anyone who lived on it for 5 years |
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| A native people who were persecuted by the settlers, who saw them as savages. They believed in spirits. |
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| African Americans who joined the U.S. army, and went west to fight the Indians. The term was coined by the Indians. |
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| A form of government where the wealth is distributed evenly amongst the people. Every body is the same. |
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| A treaty that began the Reservation system for Indians. |
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| In 1846, U.S. Army official Chivington killed the Cheyenne on the Sand Creek Reservation. |
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| In 1876 General George Custer and all of his men were killed by the natives at the battle of Little Big Horn |
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| Was a famous Apache war chief. Mexicans killed his family. Lived on reservations in Alabama, Florida, and Oklahoma |
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| She wrote a book about hundreds of broken US and Native treaties, called A Century of Dishonor |
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| Process where natives would become like whites. Dress, language, manners. |
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| Broke up reservations and divided land among the Natives. More land was to be sold and money given to the Natives for farming equipment. |
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| It was a ceremony or ritual, where they wore white shirts and danced. They believed the whit shirts would protect them from guns. |
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| A massacre of over 200 natives at Wounded Knee Camp |
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| (Swifts and Armours) became big meatpacking businesses in Chicago. |
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| Basically talking about the West, and all the land they herded cattle on |
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| The name given to people who arrived early in Oklahoma when the government set aside free land there. |
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| Houses settlers built in the flatlands in the West out of mud and grass. |
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| African Americans who moved west, instead of fighting in the army. |
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| This act supported agricultural education. Gave federal land to states to help finance agricultural colleges. |
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| Established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new research. |
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| Cattle herders in the West who learned from the Mexican cowboys. |
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| Wire with metal sharpened prongs along it. used to keep cattle in and indians out. |
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| The nickname for a train in the West |
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| The man who invented the steel plow, who is now the iconic name for farm equipment. |
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| He invented the mechanical reaper |
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| Huge single cash crop farms. Such as just a corn farm. |
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| Citizens use only gold to back paper money |
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| Co-ops were made for farmers to help with others workload in return for profit from the harvest. |
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| Formed by farmers who wanted reform. Their platform was based on increase money supply, graduated income tax, direct election of senators, 8 hour work day, restriction on immigrants. |
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| Citizens use gold and silver as money exchange |
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| William Jennings Bryan,... "You shall mot press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" |
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| US frontiersman and scout; full name Christopher Carson. He was a US Indian agent in the Southwest 1853–61 and organized Union forces against Indians in the West during the Civil War. |
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| Spanish name for cowboy. So the American cowboys adopted the name. |
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| Name given to a place where cattle were moved to before shipping. |
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| Also known as bushwhackers fought in guerrilla warfare bands...... |
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| This man was an artist who depicted the American landscape and buffalos. |
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| This man was a painter who was well known for depicting the West. |
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| A slang word used to describe the new paper money that was green in color. |
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| Farmers association that banded together to discuss reforms. |
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| "The Great Commoner" he was an avid populist democrat. Ran for presidency 3 times. |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| The railroad built all over the US. Made to transport goods from the west to the east. |
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| Ran against William Jennings, and won the presidency, Republican. |
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| Was and example of a cow town |
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