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| the grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States |
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| Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River |
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| Tatanka Iyotanka, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux |
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| reported that the Black Hills had gold "from the grass roots down", started the gold rush |
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| a plan under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture |
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| a law enacted in 1887 that was intended to "Americanize" Native Americans by distributing reservation land to individual owners |
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| wounded knee creek, South Dakota in 1890 |
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| a breed of sturdy, long-horned cattle brought by the Spanish to Mexico and suited to the dry conditions of the Southwest |
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| the major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas |
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| The moving of cattle over trails to a shipping center |
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| a law enacted in 1862 that provided 160 acres in the West to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household and would cultivate the land for five years, a law whose passage led to record numbers of US settlers claiming private property which previously had been reserved by treaty and by tradition for Native American nomadic dwelling and use, the same law strengthened in 1889 to encourage individuals to exercise their private property rights and develop homesteads out of the vast government lands |
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| an African American who migrated from the South to Kansas in the post-Reconstruction years |
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| A home built of blocks of turf |
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| laws enacted in 1862 and 1890 to help create agricultural colleges by giving federal land to states |
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| an enormous farm on which a single crop is grown |
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| started the Patrons of HUsbandry, an organization for farmers that became popularly known as the Grange |
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| a social and educational organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads in the late 19th century |
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| groups of farmers, or those in sympathy with farming issues, who sent lecturers from town to town to educate people about agricultural and rural issues |
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| republican candidate in the 1896 election who stood for a commitment to the gold standard; won the election and with that populism collapsed |
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| democratic candidate who stood for a combined silver and gold standard |
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