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| Great Plains | The grassland region of the US |
| Treaty of Fort Laramie | 1868 treaty in which the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation |
| Sitting Bull | Leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux |
| George A. Custer | Colonel in US Cavalry |
| assimilation | Name of plan to make Native Americans part of white culture |
| Dawes Act | Law that broke up Native American reservations |
| Battle of Wounded Knee | US massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota |
| longhorn | Sturdy cattle accustomed to dry grasslands |
| Chisholm Trail | Major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas |
| long drive | Three-month long overland transport of cattle |
| Homestead Act | Act that offered free land to western settlers |
| exodusters | African-American settlers in the West |
| soddy | A frontier home, usually dug into a hill or made from sod |
| Morrill Act | Act that helped establish agricultural colleges |
| bonanza farm | Large, single-crop farms |
| Oliver Hudson Kelley | Farmer who founded the Grange |
| Grange | Organization that fought for farmers' rights |
| Farmers' Alliances | Groups of farm organizations |
| Populism | Political movement that sought advancement for farmers and laborers |
| bimetallism | Backing money with silver and gold |
| gold standard | Backing dollars solely with gold |
| William McKinley | 1896 Republican presidential nominee |
| William Jennings Bryan | 1896 Populist/Democratic presidential nominee |
