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63 Cards in this Set
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Great Plains
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The area of the midwest, it is mostly flat open plains. Many peoples have lived in the area.
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Crowd Nobody
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A quote of Horace Greeley, it is meant that the people who move out west should not encroach on people's lands. He failed to recognize the indians who already lived there.
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Indian Country
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A term that refers to an area where Indians live, hunt, and etc.
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Chivington Massacre
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A massacre led by John Chivington on a band of natives who camped on the Colorado River.
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Red Cloud
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An Indian Chief of the Sioux tribe. He led his tribe through the Sioux Wars of 1865-1867.
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Fetterman Massacre
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A massacre led by Red Cloud, he and his men killed a column of army troops led by William Fetterman.
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Buffalo Soldiers
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Black Soldiers who joined the cavalry of the army. They performed very well.
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Red River War
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A series of lootings and killings in Texas and Oklahoma by indians, ended by army intervention.
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Sitting Bull
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A famous medicine man who particpated in the battle at Little Bighorn. Was killed at Wounded Knee Creek.
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Crazy Horse
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A great war chief, he too participated at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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George Custer
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Eager General who led his cavalry to attack the indians at Little Bighorn. Subsequently met his end there.
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7th Cavalry
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The cavalry that intiated the Massacre at Wounded Knee.
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Nez Pierce Tribe
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A tribe that rebelled against the government in Oregon. The ran for canada, but were sent back to Oklahoma.
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Chief Joseph
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the leader of the Nez Peirce Tribe. Openly rebelled against the government with his tribe.
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Wovoka
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An Indian who had a vision which resulted in the Ghost dances.
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Ghost Dance
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A dance that was said to resurrect all indian ancestors, kill all white men, and bring the buffalo back.
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Wounded Knee Massacre
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Massacre led by the army to put a stop to the Ghost Dances/
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Assimilation
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the reeducating and remannering of Indians to eradicate tribal society.
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Court of Indian Offences
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a court that tried Indians who broke government laws.
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Dawes Severalty Act
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A law that divided tribal lands into plots, and gave Indians a certain amount of land, and citizenship to those indians who took up the offer.
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Buffalo Extermination
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The killing of buffalo in mass that resulted from whites who wanted to hurt the indians who needed the buffalo. Made happen with the help of railroads.
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Buffalo Extermination
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The killing of buffalo in mass that resulted from whites who wanted to hurt the indians who needed the buffalo. Made happen with the help of railroads.
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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A buffalo hunter who helped bring about their extermination.
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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A buffalo hunter who helped bring about their extermination.
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Gold Rush of 1849
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a gold rush out west that influenced many many people to move out west in search of wealth.
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Gold Rush of 1849
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a gold rush out west that influenced many many people to move out west in search of wealth.
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Overland Trail
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The trail that allowed many people to move out west in search for opportunities.
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Overland Trail
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The trail that allowed many people to move out west in search for opportunities.
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Homestead Act of 1862
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a law that gave homsteaders 160 acres of land for a $10 registration fee. Had to pledge to live on the land for 5 years, and had to better and cultivate on it.
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Buffalo Extermination
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The killing of buffalo in mass that resulted from whites who wanted to hurt the indians who needed the buffalo. Made happen with the help of railroads.
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Homestead Act of 1862
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a law that gave homsteaders 160 acres of land for a $10 registration fee. Had to pledge to live on the land for 5 years, and had to better and cultivate on it.
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Timber Culture Act of 1873
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An act that allowed homesteaders another 160 acres if they planted trees on a quarter of their land within 4 years.
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Timber Culture Act of 1873
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An act that allowed homesteaders another 160 acres if they planted trees on a quarter of their land within 4 years.
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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A buffalo hunter who helped bring about their extermination.
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Timber and Stone act of 1878
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Allowed those who lived on the pacific west to buy 160 acres of land for $2.50 an acre.
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Gold Rush of 1849
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a gold rush out west that influenced many many people to move out west in search of wealth.
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Timber and Stone act of 1878
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Allowed those who lived on the pacific west to buy 160 acres of land for $2.50 an acre.
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National Reclamation Act
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An act that set aside the proceeds from public land sale to irrigation projects
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Overland Trail
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The trail that allowed many people to move out west in search for opportunities.
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National Reclamation Act
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An act that set aside the proceeds from public land sale to irrigation projects
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Hydraulic Society
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Irrigation areas that created rich crops and helped cities, but depended on water.
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Homestead Act of 1862
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a law that gave homsteaders 160 acres of land for a $10 registration fee. Had to pledge to live on the land for 5 years, and had to better and cultivate on it.
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Hydraulic Society
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Irrigation areas that created rich crops and helped cities, but depended on water.
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ROMUALDO PACHECO
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Mexican American who was California;s governor, who went on to become a senator.
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ROMUALDO PACHECO
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Mexican American who was California;s governor, who went on to become a senator.
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Timber Culture Act of 1873
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An act that allowed homesteaders another 160 acres if they planted trees on a quarter of their land within 4 years.
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Timber and Stone act of 1878
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Allowed those who lived on the pacific west to buy 160 acres of land for $2.50 an acre.
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National Reclamation Act
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An act that set aside the proceeds from public land sale to irrigation projects
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Hydraulic Society
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Irrigation areas that created rich crops and helped cities, but depended on water.
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ROMUALDO PACHECO
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Mexican American who was California;s governor, who went on to become a senator.
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Las Gorras Blancas
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An organization of Spanish Americans who tried to dissuade white ranchers from the Las Vegas land grant.
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Instant cities
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Cities that were created by the bonanza opportunities of the west.
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Placer Mining
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a simple process of mining that only needed a shovel, and a sifting pan.
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Comstock Lode
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Extremely valuable ore found in mountains in Nevada.
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Chinese exclusion act
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An act that banned Chinese immigration for 10 years.
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Foreign Miners Tax
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A California law passed that required foreign miners to pay for a $20 license to mine.
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Vaqueros
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Mexican cattle ranchers
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Wyoming Stock Growers Association
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An association of cattle ranchers that spread from Wyoming, to Colorado. The biggest such association at the time.
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Exodusters
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Blacks who moved out west for to be freer and have the chance to become wealthier.
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Dry farming
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A process of creating furrows in the soil to help slow down evaporation.
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National Grange
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A group that tried to provide activities to its members, farmers. Created because many were bored with rural life.
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Bonanza Farms
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Farms that were cultivated by new machines and money from the East. Most eventually failed.
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Turner's Thesis
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A paper written by Frederick Turner that described the West's frontier importance.
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