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Key Figures and Events of the American West

Explore the important figures and events that shaped the American West, including Native American leaders, Texas ranching, settlement of the Plains, the Transcontinental Railroad, and notorious outlaws.

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Key Figures and Events of the American West

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  2. Question 1 - 10 • His visions inspired the Sioux to resist white encroachment into the Black Hills.

  3. Answer 1 – 10 Sitting Bull

  4. Question 1 - 20 • His defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn was the greatest Native American victory of the the Plains Indian Wars.

  5. Answer 1 – 20 • George Armstrong Custer

  6. Question 1 - 30 • Much of this state was once Indian Territory

  7. Answer 1 – 30 • Oklahoma

  8. Question 1 - 40 • This Apache chief was one of the last Native Americans to surrender.

  9. Answer 1 – 40 • Geronimo

  10. Question 1 - 50 • Chief of the Nez Perce who eluded the U.S. Army in an 1,100 mile flight that ended just 40 miles short of the Canadian border.

  11. Answer 1 – 50 • Chief Joseph

  12. Question 2 - 10 • This semi-wild breed of cattle was the basis for the Texas ranching industry.

  13. Answer 2 – 10 • longhorns

  14. Question 2 - 20 • Joseph McCoy created the first cowtown at _________, Kansas.

  15. Answer 2 – 20 • Abilene

  16. Question 2 - 30 • Wichita, Kansas sat on the _________ Trail.

  17. Answer 2 – 30 • Chisholm

  18. Question 2 - 40 • The last Cowtown was __________, Kansas

  19. Answer 2 – 40 • Dodge City

  20. Question 2 - 50 • The American cowboy learned his skills from his Mexican counter-part, the _________

  21. Answer 2 – 50 • Vaquero

  22. Question 3 - 10 • This law gave farmers 1960 acres of land if they settled on it.

  23. Answer 3 – 10 • Homestead Act

  24. Question 3 - 20 • These people staked claims in Oklahoma before the official start of the land runs.

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • Sooners

  26. Question 3 - 30 • This invention by Joseph Glidden may possible the settlement of the Plains.

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • Barbed Wire

  28. Question 3 - 40 • Because timber was scarce on the Plains, many settlers build their homes of ________.

  29. Answer 3 – 40 • Sod

  30. Question 3 - 50 • The ________ made it possible for settlers to tap the aquifers of the Great Plains.

  31. Answer 3 – 50 • Windmill

  32. Question 4 - 10 • After selling his shipping fleet, he build one of America’s largest railroads.

  33. Answer 4 – 10 • Cornelius Vanderbilt

  34. Question 4 - 20 • The Central Pacific Railroad imported labor from __________ to help build the Transcontinental Railroad.

  35. Answer 4 – 20 • China

  36. Question 4 - 30 • His sleeping cars made long-distance travel on the railroads more comfortable.

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • George Pullman

  38. Question 4 - 40 • This “invention” by Professor C .F. Dowd helped railroads run more efficiently and safely.

  39. Answer 4 – 40 • Standard Time Zones

  40. Question 4 - 50 • The Transcontinental Railroad was joined together at ___________, Utah.

  41. Answer 4 – 50 • Promontory Point

  42. Question 5 - 10 • This former Confederate guerilla became one of the West’s most notorious train and bank robbers.

  43. Answer 5 – 10 • Jesse James

  44. Question 5 - 20 • This former Wichita lawman was involved at the shootout at the OK Coral.

  45. Answer 5 – 20 • Wyatt Earp

  46. Question 5 - 30 • ____________ was know as the “wickedest” cowtown.

  47. Answer 5 – 30 • Ellsworth, Kansas

  48. Question 5 - 40 • The Morrill Act gave land to states to establish _________.

  49. Answer 5 – 40 • colleges

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