| A | B |
| Reservations | Land "given" to Native Americans to live upon |
| Homestead Act of 1862 | U.S. gave free land to people who would farm it |
| Dugout | Type of home made out of sod & cut into ground/hill |
| Battle of Little Big Horn 1876 | Also called Custer's Last Stand - natives killed attacking U.S. troops |
| Sand Creek Massacre 1864 | U.S. colonel leads troops to kill sleeping Cheyenne in S.E. Colorado |
| Crazy Horse | Lakota warrior who led attacking raids on whites |
| Wounded Knee Massacre 1891 | U.S. troops opened fire on unarmed Lakota in S.W. South Dakota |
| Buffalo | Main food source for Plains Indians |
| Nomadic way of life | Moving from place to place following food source or because of weather |
| Agricultural way of life | Living in one place as farmers |