| A | B |
|---|
| Chief Joseph | Nez Perces leader-"I will fight no more forever"! |
| Geronimo | Apache warrior who refused to move to reservations. |
| Sitting Bull | Sioux warrior who fought at the Battle of Little Big Horn |
| George Custer | U.S. Army general who was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn |
| John Deere | Invented the steel plow. Used to "bust" tough soil on the Plains |
| Joseph Glidden | Invented barbed wire. Used to fence large areas of farmland |
| Sod Busters | Nickname given to settlers of the Great Plains. |
| Chinese/Irish | Major immigrant groups that helped build the railroad. |
| Forty-Niners | Name given to miners who headed West for gold in 1849. |
| Former Slaves | Moved West because it offered a "New Start". |
