Chapter 18- Opening the West

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The war on the great plains between the Lakota Indians and the U.S. government ended with this event: The Battle of Little Bighorn, Cheyenne, The Wounded Knee Massacre, The Sand Creek Massacre

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The Wounded Knee Massacre

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John M. Chivington was a U.S. military officer who was in command when they attacked the

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Cheyenne

Front

This was the massacre of 200 Cheyenne men, women and children.

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The Sand Creek Massacre

Front

The Sioux (Lakota) defeated George Armstrong Custer in which battle?

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The Battle of Little Bighorn

Front

Who helped U.S. cowboys learn their work?

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Spanish Cowboys

Front

Which transportation system united the eastern and western coasts of the United States?

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Transcontinental Railroad

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What law guaranteed free land to settlers who cultivated the land for five years?

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Homestead Act

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Where did a massacre in which the Indians surrendered occur?

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Wounded Knee

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Why was buffalo important to the indigenous people of the great plains?

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It gave them food, clothing, and shelter

Front

Which term best defines the settlers who farmed on the great plains?

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Sodbusters