American History Settling The West

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Union Pacific/Central Pacific

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Part of the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific-started in Omaha, Nebraska
Central Pacific-started in Sacramento, California

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Chivington Massacre

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Colorado National guard in uniformed massacred the Indian Tribe for the sole purpose of wanting them dead, because of the government signing a treaty with the Indians.

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George Armstrong Custer

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Colonel of the 7th Calvary regiment whose unit was killed during the Battle of Little Big Horn

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Little Big Horn

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Area where Custer's Unit was slaughtered in Battle

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Homestead Act

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Act which gave land away in the west to encourage development

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Grange

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Organization started by Oliver Kelly to provide information for farmers

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Pike's Peak

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area near present day Denver, Colorado where gold was discovered in 1858

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Coinage Act

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Act in 1873 that that embraced gold and demonetized silver

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Populist Party

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Party that ran candidates in 1892 and 1896, in 1896 their candidate was William Jennings Bryan

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William Jennings Bryan

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Populist Party candidate nominated when he was only 36

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Oliver Kelly

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Starts organization known as Grange which provides information to farmers

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Greenback Movement

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Movement to use "greenbacks" (money similar to today's) for standard money

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Silver Movement

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Movement to have silver become part of the money system (making it a dual system gold and silver)