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The Great Plains

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barbed wire Invention by Joseph Flidden to keep animals fenced in
Dawes Act The law in 1887 to Americanize the Indians
George Custer The American colonel who was killed by Crazy Horse and his warriors
Ghost Dance Ritual performed by the Sioux
Great Plains The grassland extending through the west central part of the United States
Homestead Act Law passed by Congress in 1862 offering 160 acres of land free to people
Sitting Bull Sioux Indian medicine man and chief
soddy A dugout home on the Western plains
William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill" He killed nearly 4,300 buffalo, also called Buffalo Bill
Cyrus McCormick Invented the reaper--a machine that harvest grain
John Deere Invented the steel plow
Robert Fulton Had the first successful steamboat operation in 1803
Samuel Colt Developed revolver
Exodustors Freed Blacks who left the south and moved West for land and to better their lives
Calamity Jane A woman in the West who was an expert with a gun and dressed like a man
assimilation A plan for Indians to give up their beliefs and way of life and become like the white man
windmill An invention that brought up underground water
Grange Farmers' organization started by Oliver Kelley that wanted the railroad regulated by the government
Populism Political party in 1892 that wanted help for the farmers and other workers
Gold Rush 1849 People called forty niners went CA searching for gold
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