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| An area that is undeveloped. |
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| Name given to 1859 gold and silver discovery in western Nevada. |
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| Towns that serviced new mines and emptied when the mines closed. |
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| Name given to the Great Plains during the years when they supported great herds of cattle. |
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| Movement of cattle herds to market or new grazing land. |
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| A popular route for cattle drives from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. |
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| Mail delivery system in which messengers transported mail on horseback across the country. It was stopped because of technology and the Civil War. |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| Railroad across the United States, connecting east and west. |
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| First major agreement signed with northern Plains nations. |
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| Areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans. |
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| Sioux leader who violently protested reservations. |
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| Southern Plains Indians agreed to live on reservations. |
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| Nickname given by Insians to African American cavalry. |
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| Army commander who lost to the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn. |
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| Sioux leader who defeated Custer at Little Bighorn. |
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| Last great victory for Sioux, where they defeated Custer. |
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| Battle in which U.S. troops killed about 150 Sioux. |
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| A 300 mile forced march of Navajo captives to a reservation. |
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| Apache leader who continued to fight against the U.S. army until 1886. |
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| Religious movement predicting a paradise for Native Americans. |
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| Paiute against the government's treatment of Native Americans. |
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| Dawes General Allotment Act |
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| Act that took almost 70% of reservation land. |
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| An 1862 act that gave government-owned land to farmers. |
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| An 1862 act that gave government-owned land to the states, with the understanding that the states would sell the land to financial colleges. |
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| African Americans who left the south for Kansas in 1879. |
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| Nickname given to Great Plains farmers because of the toughness of the soil. |
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| Farming using hardy crops that need less water than others. |
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| A Great Plains pioneer-reformer. |
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| A social and educational organization for farmers. |
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| Democratic candidate for president in the 1888 elections. |
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| New national party formed by the country's farmers. |
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