Settling the West: (pages 286 to 303 Crossword

This discovery in Nevada yielded gold and silver
This type of mining uses picks, shovels and screening pans
In the west, the cycle of boom and bust led from boomtown to ______
This breed of cattle are very well suited to the Great Plains
A vast area of grazing land owned by the federal government
This cattle drive trail ended in Abilene, KS
Stray calves that were not marked with a brand
One of the most famous African American cowboys
An invention that allowed ranchers to fence off their land in order to keep out sheep
Wars between cattle and sheep farmers in WY, MT, etc.
Cowboys from Argentina
Tract of public land available for settlement of the Great Plains
Act promoted by the government to entice people to move west and settle the Great Plains
This act gave states federal lands to build an agriculture, engineering and military training college
This KY college started out as a result of the Morrill Act
Farmers of the Great Plains
Large corporate commercial farms
This program was a vital part of the Morrill Act and provided military training
People who roam vast distances following their main source of food
Food source for Native Americans of the Great Plains
Famous chief of the Lakota Sioux
Man responsible for the massacre at Sand Creek
This battle saw Custer make his last stand
Bury my heart at ___________
Dance calling for settlers to disappear, the buffalo would return and Natives could meet their dead ancestors
This act gave Native American families 160 acres of land to farm on the reservation
Sociology term that calls for a minority group to be absorbed by the majority of society
Today the Great Plains is often called the
Area of land assigned by the government to Native Americans