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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| railroad that spanned the U.S. |
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| Area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains |
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| ocupied mostly by Native Americans |
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| time based on the location of the sun |
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| made because of the Transcontinental Railroad |
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| journey that takes cattle to railway |
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| person who takes the law into his or her own hands |
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| name Native Americans gave to African American soldiers |
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| Spanish speaking person in the Southwest whose ancestors had come from Mexico |
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| English speaking settler in the Southwest |
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| deposit mineral buried in rock |
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| town that experiences sudden growth in population or economic activity |
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| laws passed to limit formly enslaved people |
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| 1864 attack which killed 200 Cheyenne people killed by Colorado Militia |
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| Sioux chief who led the attack on Custer at the Battle of Liitle Big Horn |
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| commander of U.S. troops at the Battle of Little Big Horn |
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| Battle of Little Big Horn |
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| 1876 battle which Sioux and Cheyene killed an entire force of U.S. troops |
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| 1887 law that distributed reservation land to indivual Native American owners |
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| killing of 300 unarmed Sioux during a traditional Ghost Dance |
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| set boundaries Native Americans had to follow |
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| gave Tribal groups land in the Black Hills until white miners found gold in 1874 |
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