S.s. Wild West

Front 1

Black Kettle, chief of the
_______ ________ was attacked by the United States Army at
______ _______ Colorado in 1864?

Back 1

Southern Cheyenne

Sand Creek

Front 2

The Chief of the Comanche was ______ _______. His father was Comanche and his mother was white.

Back 2

Quanah Parker

Front 3

Name the two tribes that fought the United States in Red Cloud's War.

Back 3

Sioux

Northern Cheyenne

Front 4

The Great Plains stretched from the ___________ River to the ____________ Mountains.

Back 4

Mississippi

Rocky

Front 5

The ________ Trail ran from Fort Laramie to Virginia City, Montana.

Back 5

Bozeman

Front 6

Who started a famous wild west show in the 1880's?

Back 6

Buffalo Bill

Front 7

Who was the leader of Santee Sioux Tribe?

Back 7

Little Crow

Front 8

List 3 reasons why the days of the cowboy ended in 1886.

Back 8

Low Prices

Cold Winter

Barbwire

Front 9

What Sioux tribe massacred the whites in Minnesota in 1862?

Back 9

Santee

Front 10

Who wrote " A Century of Dishonor?"

Back 10

Jackson

Front 11

What city grew out of the 1858 gold discovery?

Back 11

Denver

Front 12

Where was Wild Bill Hickok murdered?

Back 12

Deadwood, SD

Front 13

What was the famous statement of Chief Joseph?
"From where the ____ now ____ I will _____ no more _______."

Back 13

"From where the sun now sets, I will fight no more forever."

Front 14

List 3 famous Kansas cow towns.

Back 14

Witchita
Dodge City
Abilene

Front 15

The Kiowa were close cousins to the Comanche and were located mostly in Oklahoma and _______.

Back 15

Kansas

Front 16

Early Spanish cowboys were called ____________.

Back 16

Vaqueros

Front 17

In 1868, Black Kettle was attacked on the _____ River in the present day state of ________ by the 7th Calvary commanded by Lt. Colonel _________.

Back 17

Washita

Oklahoma

Custer

Front 18

According to the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty, what trail were the plains Indians supposed to stay away from?

Back 18

Oregon Trail

Front 19

Who was the young Sioux chief that fought along side Red Cloud?

Back 19

Crazy Horse

Front 20

What was the name of the cattle war that Billy the Kid was involved in?

Back 20

Lincoln County

Front 21

Where was gold discovered in 1873?

Back 21

Black Hills

Front 22

When local residents took the law into their own hands, they were called __________.

Back 22

Vigilantes

Front 23

The ______ Act of 1887 tried to make plains Indians into farmers.

Back 23

Dawes

Front 24

The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 is known as the
________ _________ Treaty.

Back 24

Horse Creek

Front 25

What were the boundaries of the land given to the Indians as a result of the Treaty of 1868?

Back 25

North to Canada
South to the Platte River
West to the Big Horn Mountains
East to the Missouri River

Front 26

Where was gold discovered in 1858?

Back 26

Colorado

Front 27

The Comanche Indians were mostly located in north ______.

Back 27

Texas

Front 28

What was the name of the massacre that occurred in South Dakota in 1890?

Back 28

Wounded Knee

Front 29

"As long as the ______ grows, and the _____ _____, this
______ will be yours ________.

Back 29

"As long as the grass grows, and the river flows, this land will be yours forever."

Front 30

Name the famous Apache Chief that surrendered in 1886.

Back 30

Geronimo

Front 31

In what famous battle was George Custer defeated by the Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne in 1876?

Back 31

Battle of Little Big Horn

Front 32

In what state did the last great land rush take place?

Back 32

Okalahoma

Front 33

What was the capital city of Dakota Territory in 1876?

Back 33

Yankton

Front 34

What were all prairie farmers called?

Back 34

sodbusters

Front 35

What famous person lived in a little house on the prairie?

Back 35

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Front 36

The ________ Act of 1862 gave away free land if you would live on it and farm it for five years.

Back 36

Homestead