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Ch. 17 Study Guide
American History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| line that connected the United States from coast to coast; met at Promontory Summit, Utah | transcontinintal railroad |
| group of self-appointed law keepers formed by miners | vigilantes |
| government offer of land or money to railroad companies | subsidy |
| The name settlers gave to the Great Plains describing its climate was... | the Great American Dessert |
| Towns that grew near mines were called.... | Boomtowns |
| What was the rich vein of gold found in the Sierra Nevada in 1859 called? | the Comstock Lode |
| a ghost town in Nevada that was once a booming mining center was... | Virginia City |
| Small sleds used to carry belongings for long-distances | travois |
| Cone-shaped tents made of Buffalo skins | tepees |
| The agreement between people from the Plains and US officials that had Native Americans stop following the buffalo and instead settle permanently with the promise that they would protect their lands. | Fort Laramie Treaty |
| Col. John Chivington and 700 volunteers attacked a band of Cheyannes at Sand Creek in eastern Colorado in 1864 killing more than 100 people. | Sand Creek Masacre |
| An attack on Little Bighorn Valley in Montana led by Col. George Armstrong Custer in order to force them into a reservation in which the people, led by Sitting Bull, living there retaliated and killed Col. Custer and all his men (Custer’s Last Stand) | Battle of Little Bighorn |
| How was the Dawes Act an attempt to help Native Americans and why did it fail? | Tried to turn Native Americans farmers by giving them each 160 acres of land. Few took to farming, sold their land cheaper than they should’ve to dishonest whites, and had to give up buffalo hunting. They remained poor and had to live off the government. |
| unfenced lands | open range |
| skilled riders who knew how to herd cattle | cowhands |
| the herding and moving of cattle over long distances | cattle drive |
| The Spanish word for cow hand or cowboy | vaquero |
| settlement at the end of a cattle trail | cow town |
| How did cow towns help create the myth of the "wild west" | Because there was a “rough and tumble” life in the cow towns that created an idea that much of the West was like them. |
| What marked the end of the Indian Wars? | The Battle of Wounded Knee marked the end of the Indian Wars. About 200 Sioux were murdered after they had surrendered. One chief said this because it was the Indians last chance at freedom. The land would never be theirs again. |
| Explain the Ghost Dance | The Ghost Dance represented a way for Native Americans to return to their old way of life. The government saw the dance as the beginning of an uprising. |
| The region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails, and cow towns | cattle kingdom |
| What ended the cattle boom? | harsh weather and an economic depression |
| Homestead act of 1862 | You could get 160 acres of free land if you were willing to work the land for 5 years. The wives obtained 50% of the land. |
| ssettler who acquired free land from the government | homesteader |
| 1889 land rush | where the boomers and sooners acquired free land in Oklahoma |
| person who sneaked onto land early during the Oklahoma Land Rush | sooner |
| helped farmers | the homestead act, railroads, and new tools |
| Farmers association made in 1867 to help the farmers | grange |
| Groups of farmers who pulled their money together to make large purchases | farm cooporatives |
| election of 1896 | The intense election won by William Mckinley |
| populist party | pushed for reforms |
| boomers | People who lined up to claim free land |
| sodbusters | Plains Farmers |
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