Chapter 18

Settlers who moved to the Great Plains and practiced self-reliance.

Cowboys moving herds across the plains to railroad communities where cows were cows were put on trains & sent to market.

Act that provided male heads of households with land in the west.

Organization of farmers & families that helped farmers with economic problems & encouraged advancements in farming.

A person involved in the owndership and management of industries.

Defeat of Custer and troops by Native Americans in South Dakota 1875.

An act that helped states set aside land for each member of congress & sell the land to build colleges.

Political stance that emphasized the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite".

The killing of 200-300 Native Americans in South Dakota in December 1890.

A town that experiences a great population increase in a short period of time.

The process of converting someone to the American way of life and beliefs.

Mining using pressurized water to remove topsoil and gravel to find gold.

Name given to African American soldiers in the west by Native Americans.

African Americans who participated in the large-scale migration from the south to Kansas.

Abandoned towns that fell to ruin.

American colonel who attached Native Americans at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Act that divided reservations into sections of land for Native American family.

Farmers pooling money together to buy products or services.