| A | B |
| boom | a time of fast economic growth |
| prospector | person who searches for gold, silver, or other minerals |
| Long Drive | trip made to lead cattle to market or railroads |
| homesteader | person living on land granted by government |
| reservation | land set aside by government for use by Native Americans |
| houses of blocks of grass | sod houses |
| collecting rain water in ditches near rows of crops | dry farming |
| "I am tired of fighting" | Chief Joseph |
| barbed wire | kept cattle out of farmers crops |
| buffalo | source of food, shelter and tools for Native Americans |