A | B |
Black Hills | Sacred burial grounds for Native Americans |
Custer | fought and lost in battle of Little Big Horn |
Wounded Knee | Slaughter of Indians after Sitting Bull was killed by US Army |
Sand Creek | Slaughter of Indians by US Army in Colorado |
Ghost Dance | Tribal ceremony of celebration |
Treaty of Fort Laramie | forced the Sioux Indians to live on a reservation |
Sitting Bull | Leader of the Sioux shot by US Army |
Dawes Act | gave 160 acres to Indians to settle |
Chisholm Trail | Major cattle route from San Antonio TX to Kansas. |
Homestead Act | Gave 160 acres to US citizens to settle. |
Exoduster | African Americans who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas. |
Dugouts and Soddies | Homes constructed in hills and using prairie turf. |
Morrill Act | Federal government gave land to states to help finance agricultural colleges. |
Hatch Act | established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new developments. |
Bonanza Farms | RR's and investors created single crop spreads. Ended in bankruptcy due to droughts. |
Grange | Proided social outlet and educational forum for isolated farm families. |
Farmers' Alliance | Provided lecturers to educate people about low interest rate loans, and information on RR's and banks. |
Populism | Demanded reforms to lift burden of debt from farmers. |
Bimetalism | Where gold or silver would be exchanged for paper currency. |
Gold Standard | The backing of dollars solely with gold. |