| A | B |
|---|
| people who roam vast distances in search of food | nomads |
| this became a vital part of the Plains people's way of life | the horse |
| this played an important role in the development of the West | the railroad |
| ran from Omaha to Sacramento | Transcontinental Railroad |
| Transcontinental Railroad | made up by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads |
| "wedding of the rails" took place | Promontory Point, Utah |
| Cheyenne Chief | Black Kettle |
| Sioux Chiefs | Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse |
| Nez Perce Chief | Chief Joseph |
| this broke up the Native American nations | The Dawes Act |
| unbranded cattle | mavericks |
| take cattle herds from Texas to Chicago's railroads for shipping back East | long dirve |
| expert horsemen | cowboys |
| live variety show | vaudeville |
| African American cowboy | Nat Love |
| from Texas to Montana - big profits | Cattle Kingdom |
| 300 million dollars worth of silver was discovered | Comstock Lode |
| self-appointed volunteers provided law and order | vigilance committees |
| sharpshooter in the Wild West Show in Barnum's & Bailey's Circus | Wild Bill Hickock |
| painter who depicted realistic scenes of the untamed West | Charles M Russell |
| 160 acres of land for $10.00-cultivate land for 5 years | The Homestead Act |
| invented barbed wire | Joseph Glidden |
| economic goods | commodities |
