| A | B |
|---|
| transcontintental railroad | connected Omaha,Nebraska with Sacramento,California. |
| George Custer | Defeated by the Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn. |
| Dawes Act | An attempt to reform Indian policy by trying to break down tribalism. |
| Chief Joseph | Leader of the Nez Perce who tried to escape to Canada. |
| assimilation | process by which one culture becomes absorbed into another culture. |
| Wounded Knee | Marks the end of Indian resistance in the U.S. |
| sodbusters | Name given to the farmers of the Plains. |
| Grange | Organization that tried to help farmers with their problems. |
| Populists | Political party that wanted railroad regulation. |
| Helen Hunt Jackson | Wrote A Century of Dishonor, which tells about the injustice done to Native Americans. |
| Homestead Act | Gave 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm it for 5 yrs. |
| barbed wire | Led to the end of the open range. |
| Sooners | Name for those that rushed into Oklahoma before it officially opened for settlement. |
| Exodusters | Blacks who settled in Kansas. |
| Cattle Kingdom | Stretched fromKansas to Montana. |
