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Cowboys Native Americans Settling the Land Misc.Wild Westness

Column 1, 100 What were Mexican cowboys called? Vaqueros

Column 2, 100 Define reservation Land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live on.

Column 3, 100 What were African-American homesteaders called? Exodusters

Column 4, 100 What was the Transcontinental Railroad? A railroad that went across the entire USA, from sea to sea. It was made when the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad joined.

Column 1, 200 Why were the Great Plains so important to the cattle business? The area of grasslands from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains was important because it meant there was plenty of land for cattle to roam and graze.

Column 2, 200 Who was Sitting Bull? Chief of the Lakota Sioux, Leader of the Sioux army at the Battle of the Little Big Horn

Column 3, 200 What did the Homestead Act say? The government would give a person 160 acres of free land You had to live on the land for 5 years and improve it The government would give a person 160 acres of free land You had to live on the land for 5 years and improve it

Column 4, 200 Define frontier Unsettled land, or land with very little population. It also usually implies wildness, or being on the edges of civilization. Unsettled land, or land with very little population. It also usually implies wildness, or being on the edges of civilization.

Column 1, 300 What were the Long Drives? When cowboys walked the cattle from ranches to railroad towns

Column 2, 300 Why was the Battle of the Little Big Horn significant? 1.Several Native American tribes worked together to fight the U.S. Army 2.The U.S. Army, led by General George Custer, was defeated. It was the only major Native American victory. 1.Several Native American tribes worked together to fight the U.S. Army 2.The U.S. Army, led by General George Custer, was defeated. It was the only major Native American victory.

Column 3, 300 A town that has a sudden burst of population and economic activity Boomtown

Column 4, 300 What is standard time, and why did the railroads need it? What is standard time, and why did the railroads need it? Standard Time split up the country into 4 time zones. The railroads needed Standard Time in order to create schedules that people could rely on.

Column 1, 400 In what state were most cattle raised? In what state were most cattle raised? Texas

Column 2, 400 What is the significance of the Massacre at Wounded Knee? It ended Native American resistance in the West. The Indian Wars were over.

Column 3, 400 How did vigilantes make the West wild? Vigilantes took the law into their own hands, so people would be punished without a fair trial. There were no sheriffs or judges around.

Column 4, 400 Give one advantage and one disadvantage of the big mining companies. Advantage: their heavy equipment could get much more metals from the mines. Disadvantages: 1.Their heavy equipment was very bad for the environment. 2.The mines were very dangerous places for workers. Advantage: their heavy equipment could get much more metals from the mines. Disadvantages: 1.Their heavy equipment was very bad for the environment. 2.The mines were very dangerous places for workers.

Column 1, 500 What were Range Wars, like the kind Billy the Kid was involved in? A Range War was when cattle ranchers fought over the land and water they needed to raisetheir cattle.

Column 2, 500 What was the Dawes Act? It was a law to encourage Native Americans to give up their traditional culture and become farmers. In order to keep land, Native Americans had to become “Americanized” by adopting white culture.

Column 3, 500 What were the 3 major industries in the West? Mining Lumber Cattle Mining Lumber Cattle

Column 4, 500 Why did Chinese workers get sick much less often than other railroad workers? Because they drank tea so often – they boiled dangerous germs out of the water.