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Test #12
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19
History
3rd Grade
07/25/2011

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Homestead Act
Definition
promised settlers who lived on land 5 years that they could own that land
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people who moved west to settle land
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Homesteaders
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another name for a horse thief
Definition
rustler
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rope the cowboys used
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lariat
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protect the cowboys' hands from rope burns and blisters
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gauntlets
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Cavalry
Definition
group of U.S. Army soldiers that would travel and ride on horses
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lawmen
Definition
people who tried to keep peace in towns
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lawmen who took care of huge territories
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sheriffs
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protects from sun and rain, carries water, fans fire
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hat
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protects neck from sun, keeps dust out of nose, used as a bandage
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bandanna
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trail boss
Definition
man in charge of the cattle drive
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cattle drive
Definition
moving herds of cattle from one place to another
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brand
Definition
a mark the cowboys put on all the cattle
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branding iron
Definition
a piece of metal bent into a shape
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Who invented bulldogging?
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Bill Pickett
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worked in towns and cities
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marshals
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robbed trains and banks
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Frank and Jesse James
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General George Armstrong Custer
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went into battle against hundreds of angry warriors at Little Bighorn
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compare/contrast the Old West and the Modern West
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