The West

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great plains

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the vast grassland that extends through the west-central portion of the U.S.

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homestead act

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a law, enacted in 1862, that provided 160 acres of free land in the west to anyone who would live on and cultivate for 5 years

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Exoduster

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an African American who migrated from the South to Kanasas in the post-Reconstruction years

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Sand Creek Massacre

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an attack by U.S. soldiers on a Cheyenne encampment in the Colorado Territory in 1864, which 200 Native American men, women, and children were killed

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Sitting Bull

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a medicine man for the Sioux Indians

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George A. Custer

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Civil war hero and colonel in the 7th calvary to investigate and report back - was involved in the Battle of Little Big Horn

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assimilation

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a minority group's adoption of the beliefs and way of life of the dominent culture

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Dawes Act

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a law enacted in 1887, that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to the individual owners

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Ghost Dance

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a Native American ritual intended to bring about the restoration of tribal like, popular among the Sioux prior to the Battle of Wounded Knee

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Battle of Wounded Knee

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brought the Indian wars and entire era to a bitter end

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Crazy Horse

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chief of the Sioux Indians that killed Custer and his men

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Fort Laramie Treaty

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the Indians lost their land

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Chief Joseph

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Indian Chief of the Nez Perce (were at battle of wounded knee)

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Transcontinental Railroad

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a railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the U.S. Completed in 1869

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Promontory Point

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where the Union and Central Pacific railroads met in Utah (Transcontinental Railroad)

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reservation

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land set aside by the government

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Battle of Little Big Horn

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George Custer and his men were killed by the Native Americans (Sioux)

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longhorn

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a breed of sturdy long-horned cattle brought by the Spanish to Mexico and suited to the dry conditions of the southwest

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barbed wire

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farmers put it up to keep cattle from straying or trampling the crops

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sod house

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s house built of blocks of turf

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cattle drive (long drive)

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the moving of cattle over trails to a shipping center

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James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok

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was a violent man who was shot and killed while playing poker

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Morill Land Act

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laws enacted in 1862 and 1890 to help create agriculture colleges by giving federal land to states

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Hatch Act of 1887

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established agricultural stations to communicate new farming technology

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National Grange

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to provide a social outlet and an education forum for isolated farmer families

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Populism

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a late 19hth Century political movement seeking to advance the interest of farmers and laborers

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William McKinley

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was the Republican candidate for the election of 1896

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William Jennings Bryan

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was the democratic candidate for the election of 1896

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Farmers Alliance

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organized people to simpathize with the farmers because they wanted to lower interest rates

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cooperatives

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farmers who got together and pooled their money

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wholesale

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place where you but things in bulk at a cheaper rate

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Free Silver

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they wanted silver-backed money along with gold-backed money

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Gold Bugs

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bankers and businessmen

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Silverites

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farmers and laborers