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Wildwest
Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boom and Bust | From boomtown to ghost town |
| Open Range | vast area of grassland owned by the GOVERNMENT |
| Chisholm Trail | Route to Abilene, Kansas cowboys drove nearly 1.5 million cattle to this trail, loaded on railroad and shipped east |
| barbed Wire | At first it was a threat, then evolved to keep out people who weren't welcome, and keep animals in |
| The "West" Great Plains | Region westward to rocky mountains 100th Mediterranean (line) |
| Homestead Act | Supported settlement in Great Plains 160 Acres and improve then land for 5 years |
| Sodbusters | People who plowed soil on Great Plains |
| Closing the Frontier | Barb wire fences turn the wide open west into plots of homesteads. |
| Oklahoma | April 22nd, 1889, one last large territory for settlement |
| Plain Indians | Lived and extended from networks , closely tied to nature |
| Crazy Horse | Native American war chief he lured troops to deadly traps but was eventually captured. |
| Battle of Little Bighorn | General George A. Custer attacked the Natives with 225 men. Custer and all of his men were killed. |
| George A. Custer | Lieutenant Colonel, commander of the seventh cavalry, custer underestimated the fighting capability of lakota and Cheyenne |
| Chief Joseph | Lead Nez Perce |
| Wounded Knee | Native Americans resisted authority in 1890, The Native Americans were planning to surrender but the U.S. army open fired and killed 300 natives. |
| Ghost Dance | Ritual that celebrates a day for hope. Native Americans believed the settlers would disappear, buffalo return, and native Americans would reunite with dead ancestors |
| Assimilate | To be absorbed |
| Dawes Act | Land given to native Americans for the purpose of farming. 1887 allowed each household 160 acres |
| Vaqueros | Mexican cowhands developed tools and techniques for rounding and driving cattle, they taught Americans their trade and enriched the English vocabulary . |
| Pioneers | Brave people who took a chance and moved far from their homes seeking a better life. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Connected the United states from the Atlantic to the Pacific. |
| Barbed wire | Eventually closed the great plains it was designed to keep cattle in or out. |
| Populist Party | Formed in 1891 they wanted better working conditions for farmers and other workers. They also wanted an 8 hour work day. |
| Geronimo | An Apache leader who resisted United States control. |
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