| A | B |
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| Plains people similar customs included: | reliance on the buffalo for food |
| By mid-1750's Plains people revolutionized by: | the introduction of the horse |
| Opportunities for cattle industry because: | Northern cities provided markets for meat |
| Western gold and silver resulted in: | development of new towns |
| A negative result of Western development was: | destruction of natural resources |
| Most important factor in killing buffalo off: | building of the railroad |
| Romance of the "Wild West" was despicte in songs & movies BUT: | ignores the destruction of native civilizations |
| Most important factor promoting settlement on the Plains was: | promotion by land-grant railroads |
| Richest strikes of mining frontier were in: | Nevada, Colorado, & the Dakotas |
| Which chief led his people on a long march to escape the U.S. Army: | Chief Joseph |
| Immigrant labors that helped build the transcontinental railroad: | Irish & Chinese |
| Depletion of buffalo herds: | left only a few hundred buffalo alive by 1886 |
| Famous path of the long drive: | Chisholm Trail |
| Mining towns characterized by | formation of vigilance committees to settle disputes |
| Annie Oakley: | woman sharpshooter in Wild West shows |
| In 1890 the Census Bureau reported the frontier had: | disappeared |
