| 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. |