| A | B |
|---|
| Another name for Plains farmers who led difficult lives | Sodbusters |
| The National Grange helped farmers buy seed and tools | At wholesale prices |
| Who spoke out on behalf of farmers and about the benefits of free silver? | William Jennings Bryan |
| A major benefit of the transcontinental railroad was | That supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply |
| Who was much of the cowhands' gear and what they knew about herding cattle learned from? | Spanish vaqueros |
| The United States government made Indians live where in the late 1800s. | reservations |
| Name of the rich silver mining area in the Sierra Nevada | Comstock Lode |
| How did the government encourage railroad building? | by offering land grants to railroad companies |
| Name for the group of people who used lariats, sombreros and chaps? | cowhands |
| How did the government encourage settlers to move onto the Plains? | By passing the Homestead Act |
