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history 1865 to present(2011) terms/people/places

QuestionAnswer
He Branded a G on Aztec indians cheeks H. Cortez
this was spanish for war Guerra
He brought Calves from Santo Domingo to mexico these cattle thrived there Gregorio de Villalobos
he serched for the seven cities of gold or Cibola He also brought cattle Mexico to the united states Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Black cattle breed that produced fighting Bulls of spain, once there reached the U.S. became Texas Longhorns Anadalusian
this state was once called Techas/Tejas Texas
This was anyone who would fight Apache Techas
This was spanish for Texas Tejas
this man was crippled and he would walk dragging his leg and each day that he walked after that day he would found a Mission and founded 21 missions in all north and south California in a chain like a snake Father Junipero Serra
110 foot long lasso Rawhide Lariat
Spanish cowboy Vaquero
this is excess fat that they used for soup Talo
this was spanish for brush country Brasada
This was a bronco buster they would break wild horses. Buckaroo
this was Cattle that could be controlled Mestenos
this was an very old Cattle in the Brasada that would die in captivity reather than be drove Cimarrones
this was any cattle that was not branded Maverick
this is a motherless calf Dogie
where did the first white cowboys come from? C.S.A. men and boys
this man sold prarie dogs to western travellers 5 dollars a pair Josiah Jones
this was the first man said to have resided in Abilene Kansas Tim Hersey
This man built holding pens for Texas cattle in Abiline Kansas and would hold 3000 cattle. Joseph McCoy
he was half breed indian/white and he traded with indians Jesse Chisholm
this was another name for a cattle theif Rustler
this was 30 to 70 feet long and had to buy it from massachusetts Yacht Brand Larriat
This man came up with the colt revolver all from watching a paddle wheel Sam Colt
this is a horse thats leggs are tied together to keep him from stampeading with cattle it also keeps him close to the cowboy Hobble horse
this is a string of horses that are used for the cattle drive and no mares are allowed Remuda
this man was credited for Barbed wire and made a business of it in De Kalb, Ill. but he wasnt the first he called his wire the (Winner) Joseph Glidden
this man invented Barbed wire he came from ohio Lucien B. Smith
this man shot Billy the Kid while he was bare foot peeing outside without a gun Pat Garrett
after 7 years you are normally done with cattle driving Cowboy burnout
this rancher faild to brand his cattle one year and when his neighbors would round up and find cattle not branded they called these cattle mavericks in Texas Sam Maverick
This was Hot as hell black as sin and strong as Death Cowboy coffee
this trail takes you to Eastern Kansas Chisholm trail
This trail takes you to Missouri Sedalia trail
this trail takes you from texas to wyoming Goodnight/loving trail
when do you brand cattle Spring
this is used to keep the sun off your face and neck 10 gallon hat/ sombrarro are names for it A Shader
they were called cowboys in revolutionary war in 1770 they would ring cowbells to capture soldiers in turn the whigs responded by doing the same to chatch them Tories
this man represents the cattles owner on the drive he sets the price Trail Boss
this was a salon in Abiline kansas it had 75 bartenders Alamo Salon
this man wasborn in iowa orphan at age 11 said to have killed 4280 buffalo in 1 and 1/2 years he road for the pony express at age 15 and was given the congressional medal of honor in 1872 for bravery in fighting indians. William Frederick Cody or Buffalo Bill
This was called the devils Rope Barbed wire
this man was born in Ill in 1836.he learned cow on the great plains had 20 million acres he was known as a cattalo rancher an famous buffalo named"old Sikes" Charlie Goodnight
he was born 1871 called the Dusky Deamon he was a Bulldogger he went to mexico to ride a bull that almost killed him called Little beans he is burried at the 101 miller bros ranch he Bill Pickett
he said "the only good indian is a dead indian"he was in U.S. Calvery at 5 Forkes Va. Phil Sheridan
he was born in Rumley, Ohio went to west point where he finished last in his class he had 726 demerits he was present during the surrender of robert e. lee at Appomattox he would go west for Glory he had 11 horse shot from under him. George Custer
Pound of meat and hot fat add berrys let it cool and cut it into cakes put them in a bag and they would last forever Pemmican
this is a litter pulled by dogs/horses Travois
this man was a scientist who used ballons to observer during the civil war for the union army. Thaddeus Lowe
his horses are called Splinter and Spradley he was burried at the 101 miller ranch Bill Pickett
the meanest indian ever known he was Cherokawaws Apache he was called "one who yawns" he went off the resorvation 3 times Geronimo
The great discrace massacar at sand creek
this man gave an American flag to Black kettle to fly over his Tepee so no soldier would fire upon him or his tribe Col. A.B. Green Wood
means to dwell in great plains indians used them to live in Tipi
this was tribal lands of Sioux indians gold was found there Black Hills
this was sitting bulls nephew he was in 19 different military enguagments he counted coup 7 times he confessed to killing Custer by shooting him in the head White bull
one who strikes 1st can wear the eagle feather upright Counting Coup
treaty where no whites were allowed to enter the Black hills and the indians would not fight treaty of fort laramie
what fort did custer leave from befor his last stand in N. Dakota to go round up Sioux and Cheyannes Ft. Abraham Lincoln
this indian was the crow scout that was the only survivor of the battle of little big horn Curley
566 men 31 officers and a news man with indian crow scout custers 7th calvery
leaders of the arapaho and Sioux at battle of little big horn Gall and Crazy horse
name the 3 that led the 3 prong attack at little big horn of the 7th calvery Capt. Frederick/Major Reno/General Custer
what was the name of the horse that survived and who rode him in the battle of little big hornwas not ever rode again kept and treated well never to work again. "Comanche" Major Myles Keogh
100th bithday of the United States july 4th 1876 Centenial
This govener in Denver stated if they wont come in to be counted then they will be exterminated Gov. John Evans
he was leader of the 3rd Colorado Regiment also called the murserous thirdsters or 100 dazers or bloodless 3rd regiment. Col.John Covington
this indian was given a medal by Abraham Lincoln and he wore it proudly he was killed by murderous thirdsters killed him for no reason. Lean Bear
this indian turned in Geronimo and was an apache himself Peaches
this was a 5yo boy thought to have been taken by Geronimo they whole country wondered what happend to him Charlie McComis
this man captured Geronimo for the last time and sent him to Ft. pickins Florida then to FT. sill Oklahoma where he will die of pnumonia Nelson BearCoat Miles
this man killed Geronimos family when he was comming to trade with him for goods Jose Maria Carrasco
this was called the Ghost Dance Wa Kan Tank
this man added the ghost shirt to the ghost dance and told the indians that bullits wont penetrate the shirts Kicking Bear
there was a Piaute Messiah named "Wovoka" he was 35 yo that lived till 1932 Jack Wilson
This man was at standing rock when Apples came to arrest him cause his people was doing the ghost dance and not being productive people and accident happend when some of his followers didnt want him arested leading to his death Sitting Bull
This apple shot Sitting bull but did not kill him Sgt Red Tomahawk
Wovoka told the indians he was a messiah and that if they did this it would cleans the land making the white man disapear and all dead indians animals would return Ghost Dance
this is where Father Junipero Serra walked from here forming missions till he got to here. Texas to California
this cow chips were used as a fuel Prairie Coal
This was the deaf indian who didnt know to give up his gun and when they tried to take it caused him to fight and caused the gun to go off by accident causing massacar at wounded knee Black Coyote
this man decided what to do about disarming the Souix and transporting them to resorvation he was in charge of 7th calvery after Custar Col James Forsyth
this is one of the 4 soldiers that manned the hotch kiss gun earned the medal of honor for his heroics at wounded knee Paul Weinert
the first car like vehicle was a Steam Dreadge that was amphibius with a paddle wheel attached Orukter Amphibolos
Aug 25th 1830 name of the man whoes steam engine called the Tom Thumb was beat by horse power on B&O Railroad Peter Cooper
The place where the railroad U.P. and C.P. met to combine track forming the U.S. first transcontinental Railroad was completed. Promontory Point, Utah
The place where custard met his end at the battle called the Last Stand Little Big horn Montana
place where Black kettel's trib of indians was massacard by Covingtons murderous thirdsters Sand Creek Colorado
One horse track car with 30' Iron rails on it Track Cart
Sounds made as their hammer struck the Spike over and over Grand Anvil Chorus
these guys pulled off 30' of rail and drop it on the ground where it was to be put in place normally busting off the rust that had built up on it Rust buster
this act stated that they would meet at california-nevada boundary unless one got there first then they would continue to lay track Act of 1862 pacific railroad act
Name of the U.P. Engine that was to toast glasses at promontory point with the engine from the C.P. 119
the C.P. Engine that was to toast glasses with the engine of U.P. at promontory point Jupiter
this man took 500 villistas to attack Camp Furlong and Columbus New Mexico he killed 10 civillians and one woman 8 u.s. soldiers and lost 100 villistas would later be ambushed and killed Poncho Villa or Doroteo Arnago
this man took 10,000 man army into Mexico after poncho villa but could not capture him John "Black Jack" Pershing
These soldiers were all black soldiers of the 10th calvery Buffalo Soldiers
This was the man who drove the Gold spike in cause the others couldnt get it in he was the construction boss for U.P. Railroad it took him 3 taps to put it in. Jack Casement
The persedent of the C.P. Railroad he was given a Silver Sledge hammer to tap in the Golden Spike Govener Leland Stanford
the guy that workes or wedges the rail in to place and pound in the spikes Gandy dancers or terriers
The train that was behind the workers that held prostitutes and sold whisky and gambled they was there to get the workers money they was called Hells on wheels
represenative of the U.P. Railroad met in promontory point ,Utah to drive the final spike made of gold Thomas Durant
These men were picked to lay the final rail as they was carrying up the rail a photographer yelled Shoot and people shot off guns and scared them they dropped the rail and ran Chinese
the artist that was paid to paint the wedding of the rails to omit the little people to clean it up to make gov. stanford the center of the picture Thomas Hill
This man invented the process for burning out the impurities of moltan iron there for making Quality Steel his was was the quickest way Henery Bessemer
this man was 2 years after bessemer in getting the patent for removing the impurities William Kelly
He was an early Steel King Capt. Eber Ward
he came to america at age 12 became Americs greatest Steel Maker he sold his empire to J.P. Morgan for 492 million now called U.S. Steel gave his fortune to improve schools/librarys/and built peace palace for world peace Andrew Carnegie
This man was a production genius who made 50,000 dollars a year got the most out of his men he died from a furnace explosion William Jones
this is where you own everything you need to put a product together and ship it to market without the help of other people or companys Vertical integration
this Furnace produce 642 tones of steel a week Lucy
There was oil found here comming up out of the ground so Edwin L. Drake bought the land up and it made 20$ a barrel but there was so much it dropped to 10 cents a barrel Titusville Pa.
this man bought Land that had oil comming up out of the ground he would later distill it into kerosene Edwin L. Drake
this man was a blacksmith who helped Edwin L. Drake dig for oil in titusville Uncle Billy
This man was a produce merchant that made enough to spend 4,000 dollars to buy a refinery in cleveland ohio called Standard Oil he dominated the oil industry he did 90% of the refining business and was americs 1st billionaire John D. Rockefeller
this machine was used to put wheat in and it would come out white flour Middlings Purifier
This man come up with the process of useing Chilled steel rollers to run wheat between it would pass through come out other side White flour and nutritional Charles Pillsbury
This was the Wheat Grinding Capitol of the world because of the RailRoad Minneapolis St. Paul
This man wanted to be known as a teacher of the deaf not for his invention of the telephone Alexander G. Bell
this mans father offered to pay for alexander g. bells patents as long as he was teaching him George sanders
This man hear the first intelligible sentance over the phone/telegraph Thomas A Watson
This was the machine that Alexander G. Bell tried to use to find the bullit that was in Garfield after Charlie GUiteau shot him it was the fore runner to the Mine sweeper Induction Balance
This man was a great inventer that was partialy deaf he was Terrible in math but excelled in Chemistry he sold his patents for 40,000 dollars to build his invention factory his greatest invention in his eyes was the phonograph and incandescent lamp Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas edison had an invention factory here till it was moved to Deerborn michigan now greenvill village Menlo Park New Jersy
this man left Edison light co of Detroit he also suggested that there be a new time lable called Age of Edison Henry Ford
This man requested that everyone turn off their lights on oct 21, 1931 it was the same night that thomas edisons first light burnt out on oct 21 1879 President Hoover
this was the name for the first ever movie theater it was built on a turn table to always catch the sun. Black Maria
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