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| Freestanding houses made of Prarie turf in the Great Plains; cool in the summer, warm in the winter. |
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| African American settlers that moved west in search of a new life away from racism and slavery. |
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| Well known writter, wrote "A Century of Dishonor" described the broken promises between the government and the Indians. |
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| Interlocking Directorates |
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| The Board of Directors fr one company is the same board of directors for another company. |
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| US Government opens the Oklahoma Territory to settlement. |
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| Name for paper money; based on the green ink used to print dollars. |
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| Similar to National Farmer's Alliance, formed for African American Farmers. |
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| Gave federal land to the states to help fund agricultural colleges. |
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| Absorb native americans into dominant culture. |
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| Made it possible to deliver cattle to other areas of the country without the meat spoiling. |
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| Part of 2nd wave of immigrants to the US, paticiapated in the Oklahoma Land Rush and helped build the Transcontinental Railroad; hired by Union Pacific Railroad. |
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| Entered the US through Angel Island in San Francisco, helped build the Transcontinental Railroad; hired by Centeral Pacific Railroad. |
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| Kickbacks for companies using different railroad companies. |
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| Role of African Americans |
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| Went west looking for independence, new start, worked as cowboys, sheriffs, deputies, outlaws, farmers. |
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| Sibux Leader, defeated George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, he was arrested for participating in a ghost dance leading to the Massacreat Wounded Knee Creek |
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| Company takes over the companise competing in a particular market; creates a monopoly. |
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| Speech by William Jennings Bryan over the debate between the Gold Standard and Bimetallism. |
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| Invented by John Deere; also called a "Sod Buster" |
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| The used of both gold and silver as a basis for a national monetary system. |
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| Oganization organized by farmers for social gatherings, developed into a political organization, founded by Oliver Hudson Kelly. |
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| Company takes over it's suppliers, transportation and support systems to gain total control of it's own product. |
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| Plank included: Direct Election of Senators, low interest rates on loans to farmers, graduated income tax, new banking system, regulation of the railroads. |
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| Black Soldiers in the west; reoganized in 1866 - 9th and 10th US calvary. |
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| Passed in 1862, offered 160 acres of land to any citizen that was head of the household; live there 5 years and the land was yours. |
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| 150 Cheyenne killed by Col. John Chivington and his troops. |
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| Religious group that traveled the Oregon trail, believed in polygamy, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. |
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| Worked on the plains; raised families, saloon owners, prostitutes, outlaws and entertainers. |
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| Meeting point of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad. |
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| Used as power source in the West; helped pump water to the irrigate fields. |
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| Leader of the Nez Perce Indians tribe; famous quote "I will fight no more forever." |
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| Battle of Little Big Horn |
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| Site of battle between General George Armstrong Custer and Indians led by Sitting Bull. |
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| Similar to National Farmers Alliance; formed to represent farmers in the south. |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| Railroad Linking the East Coast to the West Coast. |
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| He and 5 associates established the church of later pay saints in 1830. He was jailed in 1844 for treason and murdered while in jail. |
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| End of open plains; invented by Joseph Glidden as inexpensive way to divide the Great Plains. |
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| Joseph Simith's successor; moved followers to The Great Salt Lake in Utah territory. |
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| 1859 Nevada Silver Rush, $340 million in gold found, one of the richest silver strikes in the US. |
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| The Siox Nation was attacked for participating in a Ghost Dance ritual resulting in the death of 150 to 350 members of the tribe. |
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| 1877, re-established the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activity and establish the Interstate Commerce Committee. |
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| National Farmers Alliance |
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| Along with the Grange represented the ideas and desires of Western Farmers. |
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Planks:
• Direct election of senators (16th Ammendment)
• Low interest farm loans
• Graduated income tax (17th Amendment)
• Railroad Regulation (Interstate Commerce Act 1837)
• New Bank System |
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