| A | B |
|---|
| Battle of Little Big Horn | Major U.S. Army defeat at the hand of the Sioux |
| Wounded Knee | U.S. Army massacre of nearly 200 Sioux indians. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Built largely with immigrant labor, made transport of goods faster and easier. |
| Boomtown | Name given to towns which sprang up quickly in the West. |
| Land | Homestead Act promises land to settlers |
| Wealth | Miners move West for gold and silver. |
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that the U.S. should move West and spread beliefs. |
| Technology | Transcontinental R.R. and telegraph make the West more accessable |
| Reservations | Land, often poor, set aside for Native Americans. |
| Gold Rush | Miners "rush" or move quickly west to gather gold/silver. |
