| A | B |
|---|
| nomadic | To move from place to place following the food source |
| Irish & Chinese | Immigrant groups who worked building the railroad |
| Spanish | Source of the type of clothing & equipment used by cowhands |
| vigilance committees | Established in mining towns to make & enforce law |
| Homestead Act | Law enacted to promote settlement of the Plains |
| Chief Joseph & Wounded Knee | Last conflict between Native Americans & U.S. troops |
| 5 years | Length of time you had to build & cultivate land under Homestead Act |
| Buffalo | Main source of food, clothing, shelter, & tools for Indians |
| Mavericks | Unbranded cattle on open range |
| Vaudeville | Live variety show |
| Custer | U.S. general killed at Battle of Little Big Horn |
| Comstock Lode | Profitable silver mine in Nevada |
| Joseph Glidden | Inventor of barbed wire |
| Stephen Long | Famous description: "Great American Desert" |
| Promontory Point | Site where rails joined to form first transcontinental railroad |
| Long drive | Journey by herds of cattle to railroad shipping centers |
