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The grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States
Great Plains

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The majority of Native American tribes on the plains relied on which animal for their existence?
Buffalo

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Native Americans living on the plains usually lived with whom?
Small Extended Family Groups

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150 Native Americans, mostly women and children were killed by the U.S. Army under the command of Colonel John Chivington.
Massacre at Sand Creek

6. 1 - $500
Skirmishes continued to break out between Sioux Indians and the U.S. Army until the Soiux signed this treaty in which they agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
Treaty of Fort Laramie

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He was the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux and never signed the treaty that sent the Sioux to live on a reservation along the Missouri River.
Sitting Bull

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Led by Crazy Horse, Gall, and Sitting Bull a group of native American warriors defeated this man and his troops in South Dakota.
Colonel George Custer

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This act was passed by congress in an attempt to “Americanize” the Native Americans
Dawes Act

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The rapid growth of cities after the civil war led to an increase in demand for what food?
Beef

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This was the overland transport of longhorns conducted by cowboys in order to transport cows to large cities.
Long Drives

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This is the name for a dugout home that was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. However they were small, a haven for snakes, and leaked when it rained.
Soddy

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This act offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen that headed a household
Homestead Act

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Exodusters where __________________ who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas.
African American

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This act gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.
Morrill Act

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Railroad Companies and investors created huge single crop farms called ____________________.
Bonanza Farms

17. 4 - $100 This invention aided in the closing of the open range.
Barbed Wire

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This invention would speed up harvesting thus saving crops from inclement weather
Reaper

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This invention made planting more efficient in root filled soil.
Steel Plow

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This invention prevented crop dehydration by bringing up ground water
Steel Windmill

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This new technology made it possible to transport goods across the country at a rapid rate in the 1800s.
Railroad

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These were issued during the civil war by the U.S. Government as a form of paper money that could not be exchanged for silver or gold money.
Greenbacks

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This act required the U.S. Government to buy and coin at least $2 million to $4million worth
Bland-Allison Act of 1878

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There were a group of farmers or those in sympathy with farming issues.
Farmer’s Alliances

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She was a daughter of an Irish immigrant and leader of the Populist Party
Mary Elizabeth Lease

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This was a monetary system in which dollars were backed solely with gold.
Gold Standard

27. Final Jeopardy
________ was the republican nominee for the 1896 presidential election and squared off against ________ who was the democratic nominee.
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan