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| ___________________ ______________ was an officer in the American Army who was well respected for his service in the Civil War and the Indian Wars. | General Custer |
| ____________ _______________ was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe. | Chief Joseph |
| ____________________ ______________________ was the founder of the Mormon Church who persuaded his members to move west. | Joseph Smith |
| The _______________________ were Blacks who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War to escape racism. | exodusters |
| The __________________ __________________ was the nickname the Native Americans gave Black men fighting in the American Army. | Buffalo Soldiers |
| _________________ _________ was a Sioux Indian Chief who led his tribe to victory against the 7th Cavalry and the Battle of Little Bighorn against Colonel Custer. | Sitting Bull |
| This event took place on December 29, 1890 when a struggle over a gun led to a shot being fired. | Wounded Knee Massacre |
| The battle in which the Sioux, led by Sitting Bull, defeated the U.S. Army led by General Custer | Battle of Little Big Horn |
| A term used to describe a series of conflicts with Native Americans occurring from the first European settlers to around the 1890's. | Indian Wars |
| A period of time, when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold. | Gold Rush |
| This is the name for land owned by Native Americans which is recognized by the government. | Reservations |
| A rich vein of silver found in the Virginia Mountains of western Nevada. | Comstock Lode |
| A dance the American Indians developed, after losing land to the settlers. | Ghost Dance |
| ________________ ______________ is growing crops or livestock to sell. | Commercial farming |
| The __________________________ ___________________ was the railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the United States. | Transcontinental Railroad |
| The ____________ __________________ _________ was a bill that intended to break up the reservation system. | Dawes Severalty Act |
| The _______________________ _______________ _________ was an invention that made it possible to ship food from the east to the west without it going bad. | refrigerated railroad car |
| Several groups formed an alliance to organize farmers in the South and the West to fight for reforms that would improve their lives. | National Farmers' Alliance |
